Petrucci close to KTM deal?
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Danilo Petrucci appears close to a KTM MotoGP deal after visiting the Austrian factory with his manager Alberto Vergani.Pol Espargaro’s expected to switch to Repsol Honda next season, albeit with a possible delay until September for an official announcement due to a contractual clause, means KTM is in need of an experienced rider to join young guns Brad Binder, Miguel Oliveira and Iker Lecuona.A Petrucci deal would mean, for the first time since joining MotoGP in 2017, KTM has a premier-class race winner in its factory team.The Italian is available after losing his factory Ducati seat to Jack Miller for 2021 and made clear he would be interested in both KTM and Aprilia. Aprilia initially seemed most likely, having pursued Petrucci in the past, but the team cannot plan its future line-up until knowing the outcome of Andrea Iannone’s CAS appeal.“We saw everything at KTM,” Vergani told Speedweek.com. “The facilities are very impressive. Our expectations have been exceeded… We are now calmly waiting for KTM’s next steps.”As for Danilo, I can say that he was happy yesterday. Because the KTM company is huge and powerful. I see that they have the potential to achieve the results that they have set as their goal.”If we can be part of this project in the future, this could be the right time to start working with KTM.”Petrucci, 29, has taken nine MotoGP podiums (including last year’s Mugello win) and finished a best-yet sixth overall in the 2019 world championship.Espargaro and KTM claimed a wet podium at Valencia in 2018 and a best dry result of sixth at Le Mans last year, which matches the top finish for Aprilia’s RS-GP. Revised 2020 MotoGP CalendarRoundDateRaceCircuit119 JulySpainJerez226 JulyAndalusiaJerez39 AugustCzech RepublicBrno416 AugustAustriaRed Bull Ring523 AugustStyriaRed Bull Ring613 SeptemberSan MarinoMisano720 SeptemberEmilia RomagnaMisano827 SeptemberCatalunyaBarcelona911 OctoberFranceLe Mans1018 OctoberAragonAragon1125 OctoberTeruelAragon128 NovemberEuropeRicardo Tormo1315 NovemberValenciaRicardo Tormo TBCThailandBuriram TBCMalaysiaSepang TBCAmericasCOTA TBCArgentinaTermas de Rio Hondo
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