Ex-MotoGP and curreಌnt Dakar rider Danilo Petrucci has confirmed a move to Mot🌺oAmerica with Ducati is being strongly considered for 2022. 

After ending his 10-year MotoGP career, Petrucci has thus far been one of the standouts of the Dakar despite being out of t﷽he overall running due to a terminal electrical problem on stage two.

The Italian, who 𒉰is competing in not only his first ever Dakar, but first ever rally-raid event, finished stage four which is considered one of the toughest of the ev🌺ent in third position. 

The Dakar Rally concludes on January 14th which means a decision on his future will be made shortly, and it's a future that loo𒁏ks to be heading to the US.

"I made꧙ the condition that I can make the final decision during the Dakar," Petrucci said,ꦫ according to Gazzetta dello Sport. 

"The team pushed me a lot because the North Amer꧙ican market is very important for Ducati. 

"The team w💟ants to prove that it can be competitive and that it can be among th♔e leaders of this championship."

Sh𒁏ould Petrucci make the switch to MotoAmerica with Ducati then it will be in the shape of a full 𒊎factory set-up, the same as another former MotoGP rider Loris Baz had in 2021. 

The French rider, who has now returned to WorldSBK with BMW was unable to win the ▨title after Jake Gagne dominated throughout, however, bringing in a rider of Petrucci’s caliber - a two-time MotoGP race winner - would be an even bigger coup for the American series.&ಞnbsp;

Petrucci could be onꦕe of two big stars to join the MotoAmerica championship in 2022 as 2013 WorldSBK cha🤡mpion Tom Sykes is also being linked with a switch to the US. 

But with that said, Petrucci signing for Ducati could also see Sykes less likely to join ൲him due to a top ride being snapped up.&nb🐎sp;