Pol Espargaro to race for KTM in 2017

(Reuters) - Spanish rider Pol Espargaro is following Tech3 Yamaha team mate Bradley Smith to KTM in a deal announced by the MotoGP debutants on Thursday. British rider Smith agreed a similar deal in March while Finland's Mika Kallio has been appointed test rider. "I saw the opportunity to try something different," said Espargaro, whose older brother Aleix races in MotoGP for Suzuki, at the Grand Prix of Catalunya.