Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis is “𓃲optimistic” that his team will add a satellite project to thei♕r ranks for 2025 - but needs a decision soon.

Pramac and VR46 - who have expiring contracts as Ducati satellite teams so♔ must finalise their futures - have been heavil𒐪y linked with moving to Yamaha.

But VR46 have reportedly rejected Yamaha,  reporte༺d, leaving the Japanese manufacturer “surprised” anꦑd “disappointed”.

Yamaha managing director Jarvis was asked if he has 🌄set a deadline in his negotiations for satellite teams to decide whether to join.

“There’s ⛄not a hard deadline, as such,” he said. “No rule, nothing defined.

“But I 💙think the latest will be by Mugello [May 31-June 2].

“Prior to Mugello, everything should be sorted.

“The only hard deadline you🎐 have is for your future planning, when you make investments.

“When you talk about budgets, talk about making ex🌊tra materials or not, you need to know by June♍.

“So that is, more or less, the time.”

Yamaha are the only manufacturer to run just two bikes on the MotoGP grid.

But there is optimism that they can do♔uble their presence by next year.

“We haဣve stated before, it is clearly our intention to have four bikes on the grid again in the soonest possib♎le time-frame,” Jarvis said.

“Not onl𝓰y to be competitive in each individual race weekend by having more bikes on the grid and more data.

“Bu🎐t also having the same data to help develop the bike.

“Having two [bikeꦫs] is definitely a disadvantage so we’re working on that.

“There are lots of di🐼scussions going on. Th꧃ey are confidential. So I can’t tell you about it.

“The only thing I can say is: our plans remain th💟e same. We are optimistic that we may be successful in getting a satellite team, a second team, an independent team on the grid as soon as possible.

“But you’ll have to wait longer, and so will we.”

VR46 told Crash that they are ‘happy with Ducati’ but ‘deserve more’ - seemingly a reference to being given a latest-spec Desmosedici, if they renew their con▨tract.

Pramac, who currently have access to two fꦛactory Ducati bikes, could🃏 be tempted across to Yamaha by the financial offer.

Yam♕aha could also replace the six specific technicians that Pramac are given by Ducati.

Yamaha🐽 have already signed up Fabio Quartararo, their star rider, for the next two years. The addition of a satellite team is the next major goal as tꦜhey bid to restore themselves to the front of MotoGP.