Franco Morbidelli sees himself on a MotoGP bike “for sure”, even if it's not a Yamaha

Franco Morbidelli would like to remain a factory Yamaha MotoGP rider in 2024, but says if he has to leave then staying in the premier class is his main objective.
Franco Morbidelli, Yamaha MotoGP Le Mans 2023
Franco Morbidelli, Yamaha MotoGP Le Mans 2023

Morbidelli has improved his performances relative to that of te♉ammate Fabio Quartararo this season, however, the Italian is still under pressure to keep his factory💝 MotoGP seat.

One contender in ♏Toprak Razgatlioglu is no more, after the 2021 world champion elected to remain in the Superbike pa🃏ddock with BMW next season. 

However, Morbidelli could still lose his seat to the likes of Jorge Martin, with the Spaniard heavily linked to the Yౠamaha team. 

But Morbidelli still 𝓀feels as though he’s in a position to remain with Yamaha and claims rumours fuel 🌠his motivation.

Speaking to , Morbidelli𝓡 said: "People making up rumours of other riders in your spot gives you extra motivation because you want to show yourself and to other people that you’re in the place [you should] be in."

Yamah🦂a have already stated that continuing with Morbidelli is their number one priority, so if the 2020 runner-up can match the results of Quartararo going༺ forward, that should likely be enough to guarantee his future with the Japanese manufacturer for at least another year. 

"If I look at the performance compared to my teammate it’s not so bad," added Morbidelli. "We were able to get much closer. Fabio has done🍰 such great 🐽things to get his credibility high in the last few years. I have done too little to have my credibility high. 

"He’s a world champion and is the guy to take out the potential from the bike. It’s complicated to take out potential f﷽rom the package [we have] clearly the way of working is there and that is easy for everybodyꦯ to understand. 

"If you are not on top it means you need to work harder. I feel like I need to give a little more to keep my spot and to try and achieve w🐓hat I want to achieve with this team. 

"I feel as though matching the performance of Fabio is already a good achievement🃏."

If Morbidelli does leave Yamaha, then options should be there for the Italian even if his form has dipped𓆏 quite considerably since 2021.

Asked where he could see himself, Morbidelli gave a short, but to the point answer: "On a MotoGP [bik🍃e] for sure."

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