Espargaro not a “proper MotoGP rider” until he joined KTM
The 2013 Moto2 world champion was signed by KTM for its first season in the premier class back in 2017, and has since gone on to score six podiums and two pole positions, as well as spearheading development of the RC16. Next year Espargaro will move to the factory Honda squad to join Marc Marquez,…