The MotoGP enigma who needs to step up at Catalunya

MotoGP hasn’t had a quiet week off between the Italian and Catalan Grand Prix. KTM put rider market pieces into place for 2022 by extending factory rider Brad Binder’s contract until 2024 and promoting Moto2 championship leader Remy Gardner to Tech3, while Pramac re-signed Johann Zarco and Jorge Martin.

But the most significant move came from within the Yamaha stable. On Thursday the…