Jorge Martin's bombshell: “Open to moving” - so will Yamaha call?
Negotiations wit✨h Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis have reportedly already started but Martin has now confirmed his interest in swapping teams.
Martin was overlooked in favour of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Enea Bastianini for a factory Ducati seat in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2023 MotoGP rider line-up and his contract with⛎ Pramac expires at the end of t♑his year.
“The market is moving,” he said. “When th๊ere is a possibi﷽lity to move, everybody talks!
“But we ♉are 🔴open to everything - to stay with Ducati or to move.
“We just need to wait.
“The main🍎 thing is to focus on the season, to battle for wins and for the title if possi😼ble. Then afterwards we will think about moving or not.”
Yamaha are reportedly interested in recruiting Martin to replace 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Franco Morbidelli for 2024, pairing him with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marco Bezzecchi, currently with the Moon⭕ey VR46 Rac🌃ing Team, could then eye Martin’s place at Pramac.
But Martin could yet find himself on title-winning machinery - he and168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Johann Zarco will ride the latest spec Desmosedici and are among the clan of Ducati riders th🧔at r🌺ivals are so wary of.
Three new champions꧒ have been crowned in the past three years, and Martཧin’s ambition is to continue that trend.
“There are a lot of 🌸fast riders,” he said. “It will be one of Johann’s best years.
“We will focus on ourselves, trying to win races.
“The relationship is good༺. Big respect🎃. But we will try to beat each other, for sure.”
Gino Borsoi, who Martin previously worked with in Moto3, willᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ take over as Pramac boss. Martin said: “Gino brings experඣience of winning championships. We know each other.
He added: “I am super-excited to s💫tart this season. We will be super-competitive and it will be a season to enjoy.
“I am a much ✤more mature rider now. I try to understand every pass that I do.
“I will improve. Injuries haven’t helped. 2021 I wasn’t 100% during the season, last year I൲ felt better at the end. This year, everything will be on point to fight for everything.
“I have a good🍌 group, this is my third year at Pramac, my first time being more than🌱 two years on a team.”
James was a sports journa꧂list at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
