Aprilia were the team most strongly linked with a move for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Quartararo, but he has now re-signed with Yamaha.

That leaves th🐭e Italian manufacturer having to decide what to do next - in the rider market, and with the 2024 MotoGP♓ season.

Aprilia can sense a major chance to improve - but, before thinking about other riders, they ꩲmust develop the RS-GP into a bike which the top riders are desperate to rꦍide.

• Official: Fabio Quartararo staying at Yamaha

Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola had insisted "we are not sleeping" about the rider market, but had insisted that the priority lied in development of their🌟 bike.

His philosophy is that focusing on the c﷽ompetitiveness of the package would attract the best possible riders.

Interestingly Aprilia boss Rivola’s insistence that they will take time to consider their rider options for 2025 did not tally up wit🅷h what Quartararo had said, before he committed to Yamaha.

The Yamaha rider publicly admitted that he wanted to make a quick decision about next year. He has now done so, signing an extension with his current team and leaving Ap🦹rilia ✤without one big option.

How Aprilia plan to move on could depend oꦍn their bike’s competitiveness in the comi🌞ng rounds.

Who will Aprilia sign for 2025?

Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales (who won the sprint race꧂ at the Portuguese MotoGP) are Aprilia’s factory riders while satellite team Trackhouse run with Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez 🥀on bikes which are almost factory-spec.

Espargaro is now the oldest rider ꦯon the grid, at 34.

He has often flirted with retirement but, should Aprilia’s fortunes improve and his results just🍰ify staying on, he could be rewarded with a new one-year deal.

Fellow veteran Vinale🌸s became the first rider in the MotoGP era to win a race for three different manufacturers in Portugal (although, because it was a sprint, the record books will say differently).

But nevertheless it was a well-timed reminder of Vinales’ talent at a time when his team were so strongly linked with Quartaraꦅro.

If t🦩hey want to dip into the silly season chaos, wꦓhich riders might be on the market?

Jorge Martin is expected to 🦋leave Pramac and, if he doesn’t receive a factory Ducati promotion, would be available.

If Martin is pro✨moted to wear red, Enea Bastianini wilꦐl be out of a job.

Yamaha's expenditure to keep Quartararo might prohibit them from paying big for eiꦚther Martin or🧜 Bastianini, opening the door to Aprilia.

Aprilia’s R🌺ivola has ꦆpreviously admitted interest in acquiring an Italian rider.

Marco Bezzecchi might re🐎present another opportunity to do so. Aprilia could offer the VR46 rider his first factory opportunity.

The presence of Trackhouse within𒁏 Aprilia means they might look t♎o American options.

Moto2 prospect Joe Roberts is the obvious c💟andidate although he is likelier for Trackhouse, than for the factory Aprilia set-up.