A little over two weeks ago, Autosport revealed that an agreement had been reached between the younger of the Espargaro brothers and HRC for 2021.
The news came just a day after Autosport also revealed Ducati's move for Jorge Martin, who will step up to the premier class next season with the Borgo Panigale factory, within the satellite Pramac line-up, from the KTM-backed Ajo Moto2 squad.
Over the space of a few days, KTM was forced to come to terms with the fact that it had lost two of its three most valuable assets, the other being Brad Binder.