Danilo Petrucci has been officially confirmed as joining KTM in MotoGP next season, but not with the factory team. Instead, the winner of last year's Mugello race for Ducati will join the satellite Tech3 squad. Putting Petrucci in Pol Espargaro's place had been widely expected, once news broke that the Spaniard had all but agreed on a deal with Repsol Honda, but KTM has instead chosen to promote Miguel Oliveira from the French team. Oliveira, who made no secret of his disappointment when rookie Brad Binder was chosen to replace Johann Zarco alongside Espargaro this season, is now set to partner the South African in 2021. KTM, which says it has built eight identical bikes for the start of...
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