Today's news that the VR46 team will take Pramac's place as Factory Supported for Ducati, meaning it's going to become the satellite team of reference. It was no mystery that Valentino's team was going to be promoted, but they also confirmed that they'll have only one factory bike next year, while the second will be a GP24.
The riders haven't been announced yet, but Davide Tardozzi betrayed himself in an interview with the French broadcaster, Canal+. When asked about the confirmation of the two different bikes, Ducati's team manager let itslip: "Di Giannantonio will have the official bike and Morbidelli the GP24."
In short, the die has been cast. On several occassions, Uccio Salucci said that his ideal couple for the next two years would've been Fabio and Franco, and he seems to have gotten his wish.