‘Maverick Vinales and Aprilia boss Massimo Rivola contacted by Honda' for major revamp
Massimo Rivola has also been contacted by Honda, DAZN🦩’s reports.
“HRC is not only testing the market for eng🐬ineers or directors, it is also sounding out some MotoGP riders,” he reported.
“🌄Yes, just as I say, which indicates that they are also looking for plan B.
“Maverick Vinal♈es has been surveyed 🉐by HRC to cover Marquez's place in case of departure!
“And be careful, he is not the only an Aprilia element contacted by Honda. Rivol𒅌a could also go in the package!
“There can only be🧸 real movements if Mar🔴quez leaves Honda.
ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ“And if thi𝄹s happens, be careful there could be a domino effect with that Aprilia seat! Fabio [Quartararo]?
“Let no one go crazy, yet! No one is going, at the moment, ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚanywhere, untiꦗl they say otherwise.
“That is to say, there are contacts and surveying at all hours in the paddock! Of course, what is very clear is that Marquez is, eve💜n without mak♕ing anything official, a true tsunami!”
Marquez has refused to confirm his plans for 2024 at this weekend’s Japanese MotoGP, Honda’s home race, but the ex🐎pectation is that he will sensationally quit to go to Gresini Ducat🌠i.
His demand that Honda revamp their staff with Europe-based expertis✅e is already in motion, with long-serving Shinichi Kokubu shown the door.
But it might be too late to secure Marquez’s future, although Honda are cle♑arly putting the building blocks in place with or without their star rider.
A move f🦋or the hugely expe🌠rienced Rivola would be seismic.
And targeting Aprilia♈ rider Vinales is also a hugely unexpected claim.
The veteran rider, in his ninth season in the premier class, has already represented Japanese manufacturers S❀uzuki and Yamaha but he is contracted to Aprilia for 2024, so an exit appears unlikely.
Honda have already recruited Johann Zarco - expected to slot into their satellite team to replace Alex Rins in 2024 - while Iker Lecuona is an option to p𒅌ermanently step into MotoGP next year, if Marquez leaves.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everyth🌟ing fromꦛ American sports, to football, to F1.
