KTM confirms HRC offer to Pol Espargaro

The possible transfer of Pol Espargaro to Honda-Repsol is the great sensation of the MotoGP transfer window 2021. The Spanish rider, currently at KTM, would have an oral offer to become Marc Marquez’s new teammate… An attractive option officially recognized by the Austrian brand. Explanations.

"We will try to keep Pol with us, but we know very clearly that he has another option: this is where we are now," replied the KTM team manager to the question of whether the No.44 will stay the linchpin of the RC16 in 2021, or whether it will ride in the prestigious HRC as suggested .

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Pol Espargaro would thus have a verbal agreement to join the world champion team alongside Marc Marquez, "captain" of the premier category and also bitter rival of Espargaro in Moto2. "Polito" would succeed the little brother of n ° 93, Alex, while the latter has not yet competed in a single race on the official RC213V due to the Covid19 !

It would be a blow for the Marquez siblings, but also for KTM which would lose its leader and main architect of the development of MotoGP Orange since 2017 … But Mike Leitner, pragmatic, is perfectly aware of the appeal of such an offer and is already monitoring potential recruits to make up for the possible departure of Espargaro.

"For now, we have to wait and see what happens to Pol, but we also have to think about our future. There are several scenarios on the table but frankly, everything will depend on what has been decided", recognizes Leitner who evokes a position taken "most certainly in the coming weeks".

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