As reported in contemporary weeks by Motorsport.com, Pol Espargaro will proceed KTM for the factory Honda squad alongside Marc Marquez in 2021.
Petrucci confirmed now not too long in the past that he might possibly be leaving Ducati on the end of the year, and used to be reported by Gazzetta dello Sport on Thursday as having visited the KTM factory in Austria on Wednesday to commence discussions.
Whereas Petrucci’s supervisor Alberto Vergani stated on Thursday that discussions were “very certain“, he advised a final decision used to be accrued to be made by KTM CEO Stefan Pierer.
However, Motorsport.com understands the deal has finally been signed already and Petrucci might possibly be part of KTM in 2021.
Commenting on Petrucci’s future, Ducati boss Paolo Ciabatti told Sky Italia that the Italian marque used to be ready to present him a transfer to World Superbikes, but might possibly be “happy” if Petrucci stays in MotoGP with a rival designate.
“We admire Danilo very significant, we made picks someday of which we imagine, specializing in Jack Miller for the official bike,” Ciabatti stated.
“We are more than pleased, even on a deepest level, if Danilo has managed to acquire a technique to remain in MotoGP .
“We were ready to present him a job in Superbike , but his will used to be to remain in MotoGP and to uncover here his skills and his fee.
“If it happens, we would be more than pleased to acquire it on the tune in the following couple of years, even if as an opponent.”
With Miller securing one in all the works staff Ducatis for 2021, and Petrucci now home to interchange to KTM, this capabilities in opposition to Andrea Dovizioso final with Ducati for as a minimum one extra season.
Talks between Dovizioso and Ducati were silly owing to a distinction on the monetary aspect of the deal, but Ciabatti confirmed final week that discussions over 2021 acquire superior.
Dovizioso had been linked to KTM, with that handiest intensifying following the Espargaro news.
Petrucci snappy regarded love a solid contender for Aprilia subsequent year, even supposing the Italian marque is sticking by Andrea Iannone by strategy of his enchantment route of to acquire his 18-month doping ban overturned and acquire expressed a need to choose him.
With Petrucci home to affix KTM and Dovizioso home to remain with Ducati, this somewhat significant ends the rumours of Johann Zarco transferring from Avintia to Pramac – something Avintia boss admitted to Motorsport.com hadn’t even been advised to him by Ducati.
