Tech3 is getting a F1 level boost from two of its most prominent figures. In the current French F1 drivers, Pierre Gasly and the former team principal and very prominent media personality, Guenther Steiner. This has obvious benefits for the MotoGP outfit, but what about the F1 figures? How do they benefit, and what motivates them? That’s what I found out!
Pierre Gasly Joins Guenther Steiner in MotoGP
If there were any lingering doubts about the growing cross-pollination between top tiers of motorsport, Pierre Gasly’s latest move should put them to rest. The Alpine Formula 1 driver has officially joined former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner.
This is an elite investment group in taking ownership of the iconic Red Bull KTM Tech3 MotoGP team, marking an unusual and headline-making crossover from four wheels to two. The news comes as part of a broader acquisition of the Tech3 squad by a consortium led by IKON Capital, with Steiner now serving as CEO and major stakeholders including David Blitzer’s Bolt Ventures and Main Street Advisors.
Gasly’s involvement is particularly noteworthy: he’s reportedly the first active Formula 1 driver ever to invest in a MotoGP team, a milestone that elevates this transaction from an interesting footnote to a true motorsport watershed.
What This Decision Means
For Gasly, the decision reflects something more than surface-level intrigue. He’s long been a rider and motorsport enthusiast beyond open-wheel racing, and his investment in Tech3 signals a strategic belief in MotoGP’s growth trajectory.
In his own words, Gasly mentioned confidence in Tech3’s untapped potential and the long-term growth of MotoGP not just as a branding exercise, but as a genuine commitment to the sport’s evolution.
What makes this partnership compelling isn’t just the novelty of a current F1 driver joining motorcycle racing’s ownership ranks. It’s who he’s joining. Guenther Steiner, a man synonymous with candid leadership and unscripted authenticity, owes much of it to his exposure on Netflix.
The Renewed Ambition
He now finds himself at the helm of a MotoGP team with renewed ambition. Steiner and Gasly bring very different motorsport résumés, the former a gritty F1 strategist and team builder, the latter an accomplished driver with a global platform, but that blend could be a powerful catalyst for Tech3’s resurgence.
Tech3 itself is no stranger to high points and transitions. Founded in 1989 and long known for punching above its weight as a satellite team, the squad now enters a new era just as MotoGP attracts unprecedented attention, particularly in North America and Asia, where Liberty Media’s influence aims to expand the sport’s footprint.
With the 2026 MotoGP season set to open in Thailand this March, the newly christened ownership group will have precious little time to turn enthusiasm into results. For fans across F1 and MotoGP, Gasly’s move underscores a deeper trend.
The boundaries between motorsport disciplines are not just porous, they’re dissolving.And while some drivers have dabbled in cross-disciplinary ventures before, very few have had the platform and the audacity to do so while still competing at the highest level in another global series.
What’s Next
Whether this gamble pays off on the track remains to be seen. But at the very least, Gasly’s leap into MotoGP ownership adds a fascinating subplot to 2026’s racing narrative, one where ambition, investment, and the pursuit of speed weave together more tightly than ever before.
