The MotoGP silly season rumours which could rock the 2024 grid

These are the MotoGP silly season rumours which could have a massive impact on the 2024 rider line-up.
Franco Morbidelli, MotoGP, Dutch MotoGP, 23 June
Franco Morbidelli, MotoGP, Dutch MotoGP, 23 June

Ducati

Any speculation that 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Enea Bastianini, whose first season as a factory rider has been ruined by injury, could be replaced next season has been shut down by Ducati who will keep faith with him and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia.

Pramac’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jorge Martin is now ♌set to stay despite initially flirting with Yamaha. 

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His teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Johann Zarco could still be sacrificed to prioritise younger Ducati riders - he might be forced to use a ‘23-spec bike in 2024 to favour Marco Bezzecchi. Zarco has been linked with a switch to WorldSBK if Ducati need to free up space in their MotoGP 🤪line-up.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alex Marquez and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio di Giannantonio will both see their Gresini Racing contracts expire at the end of this season, but only one is expected t🐷o be retained. That will be Marquez.

Moto2♈ star Tony Arb🧸olino is teed up to take Di Giannantonio’s seat.

The Mooney VR46 team’s breakthrough season - they won their first MotoGP race in Argentina and could yet crown the 2023 champion if 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marco Bezzecchi storms through - has caused s♏ome headaches within Ducati.

Bezzecchi make his wish clear for a factory bike. It was considered that he might move to Pramac to facilitate that wish, or even go to Yamaha. But, instead, it seems that Ducati will allow him to stay within VR46 (his preference) while riding an official Desmosedici next season. 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Luca Marini’s place is safe in the t🔜eam run by his brother Valentino Rossi.

Honda

Alex Rins, MotoGP, Italian MotoGP, 9 June
Alex Rins, MotoGP, Italian MotoGP, 9 June

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez is on the highest-paid deal in MotoGP which runs untilꦑ the end of 2024 yet rumours persist that he could cha﷽nge teams next season.

KTM are the most heavily linked team although they have denied it - albeit without completely closing the door on🍸 the six-time Mot♕oGP champion.

Joan Mir, Marquez’s Repsol Honda teammate, was briefly linked to ꦍa Gresini Racing move to end his ni🐭ghtmare debut season with Honda. But it now seems that he is not a candidate to join the Ducati ranks.

LCR Honda’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alex Rins is expected to win the race to join Yamaha - that move could even be ✤confirmed before Silverstone next weekend.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Takaaki Nakagami, Rins’ teammate, was the only🔜 Honda rider fit enough to race last time out yet he could lose his seat with Ai Ogura waiting in the wings.

Yamaha

With just two bikes on the grid, and no prospect of a satellite team in 2024, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Quartararo will remain as their star rider and will hope for better machinery. But Yamaha know that he won’t be happily🃏 staying if they cannot provide him aꦰ more competitive bike.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Franco Morbidelli, Quar🐬tararo’s teammate, has been constantly linked with an exit all season❀ and that now looks inevitable.

Morbidelli’s contract will expire at the end of this season, and Alex Rins is♕ on the brink of rep🔯lacing him.

Yamaha have offered Morbidelli a seat in WorldSBK but he still hasn’t accepted that because he’s holding out for a MotoGP seat. The only clear options seem to be Gresini Racing or LCR Hondaܫ.

KTM

The🍨 interesting aspect of KTM’﷽s business is their admission that they tried - and failed - to buy LCR to add as their own satellite team.

That was rumoured to be a landing spot for Marc🅠 Marquez and Pedro Acosta but, for now, is a pipe dream.

The addition of teenage talent Acosta has given KTM a headache. Where to find the brilliant prodigy🦄 a seat?

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jack Miller and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Brad Binder are contracted so are guarant🔯eed to stay as factory riders.

Tech3 GASGAS’ 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pol Espargaro is contracted so will stay, but ༒hasn’t raced at all this season due to terrible injuries. Who knows how much Espargaro has left in the tank?

Augusto Fernand🀅ez initially appeared to be the victim of Acosta’s wish for a MotoGP seat, but he has now had his contract extended for 2024.

Acosta could be placed within LꦐCR Honda next season before KTM consider bringing that satellite team under their own umbrella in 2025.

Plenty of moving parts are still in play for KTM.

Aprilia

There won’t be any change at Aprilia. Factory pair 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Aleix Espargaro and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Maverick Vinales, and RNF’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Miguel Oliveira and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Raul Fernandez, are already locked in for 2024.

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