Dani Pedrosa is by far the biggest name still 𓆏to announce his 2019 MotoGP plans.

But so far the Spaniard, a winner of 31 premier-class races, has gi🌺ven little away.

A packed press conference on Thursday ✨at Catalunya - following the news Pedrosa wouꦫld be replaced at Repsol Honda by Jorge Lorenzo next season - saw the #26 say only that he has several options.

"It was my plan that I can say something here, but unfortunately things still are not as🅘 clear as I would like,ꦚ" Pedrosa said.

"All ♚I can say today is that I have several options, good options. I need time to think about them😼…"

Pedrosa, never a fan of speculation and rumour, refused to budge on what those options might be or ♓to even rule out ꧙retirement.

But the expectation in the paddock is that, given there was no ꦉretiremen👍t announcement in Catalunya, Pedrosa is at least seriously tempted to race on with another team.

And with all factory MotoGP seats full, Pedrosa's name was soo🌳n being pencilled in at the proposed new Petronas Yamaha team.

More should be know🌊n about the viability of the Pedro🅺sa-Petronas-Yamaha project at Assen this weekend.

"Talks are progressing well and I'm optimistic we'll find a good solution," Yamaha Racing managing director Lin Jarvis 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:had said at Catalunya, referring to the quest for a new satellite t🅷eam.

"Hopefully there will be some positive news within the next couple ಌof weeks about 2019 and beyond♒.

"… if Dani would finally be one of the riders, I think myself an𓆉d Yama👍ha would be happy to see that."

Movistar Yamaha's Maverick Vinales also said he would welcome Pedrosa's arrival: "For sure he could brin🌄g 🥂a lot of information."

Aside from Pedrosa,✅ the other riders on the grid yet to confirm their 2019 plans are: Scott Redding, Bradley Smith, Alvaro Bautista, Karel A🌟braham, Tito Rabat, Takaaki Nakagami, Franco Morbidelli and Thomas Luthi.

Morbidelli is thought most likel�⭕�y to join Pedrosa at Petronas.

Meanwhile, on track at Assen, Pedrosa's focus will be on clai🎃ming a first podium of a difficult season after spending the Catalunya post-race test working on bike set-up.

“Assen has been a difficult race for me in the past, though I’ve also had some good results there. The track is very fast, 🔜and the bike tends to wheelie and move a lot. You need to work on the setup well to get a bike that’s stable without losing in other areas," Pedrosa said.

"Of course the weather, which is typically quite unstable, can makes things even more challenging. That said, we wo🦂rked well during the recent test in Catalunya, and we found some little setup modifications aimed💙 at giving us better grip; now we’ll see how it goes in Assen.

"We’ll try and do things correctly begin🦹ning on Friday morning and be prepared for whatever kind ꦍof situation we find.”

Pedrosa's best finish so far this season is a fifth place, at Le Mans and Catalunya, having tangled with other riders i🐎n Argentina and Jerez, plus a further fall at Mugello.