The MotoGP silly season rumours which could rock the 2024 grid

Ducati
Any speculation that 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Enea Bastianini, whose first season as a factory rider has been ruined by injury, could be replaced next season has been shut down by Ducati who will keep faith with him and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia.
Pramac’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin is now set to stay despite initially 🍷flirting with Yamaha.
His teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Johann Zarco could still be sacrificed to prioritise younger Ducati riders - he might be forced to use a ‘23-spec bike in 2024 to favour Marco Bezzecchi. Zarco has been linked with a switch to WorldSBK if Duca♈ti need to free up space i🙈n their MotoGP line-up.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Marquez and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio di Giannantonio will both see their Gresini Racing contracts expire at the end of this season, but only one is expected to bಞe retained. That will be Marquez.
Moto2 star Tony Arbolino is teed u🐬p to take Di Giannantonio’s seat.
The Mooney VR46 team’s breakthrough season - they won their first MotoGP race in Argentina and could yet crown the 2023 champion if 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marco Bezzecchi storms through -ཧ has🤪 caused some headaches within Ducati.
Bezzecchi make his wish clear for a factory bike. It was considered that he might move to Pramac to facilitate that wish, or even go to Yamaha. But, instead, it seems that Ducati will allow him to stay within VR46 (his preference) while riding an official Desmosedici next season. 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Luca Marini’s place is safe in the t♑eam run by ꦿhis brother Valentino Rossi.
Honda

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez is on the highest-paid deal in M🥂otoGP which runs until the end of 2024 yet rumours persist that he could change teams next season.
KTM are the most heavily linked t🦩eam although they have denied it - albeit without completely closing the door on the six-time MotoGP champion.
Joan Mir, Marquez’s Repsol Honda teammate, was briefly linked to a Gresini Racing move to end his nightmare debut season with Honda. But it now seems that he is not a cand🅘idate to join the Ducati ranks.
LCR Honda’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Rins is expected to win the race to join Yamaha - that move could even be c🐬onfirmed b𝓡efore Silverstone next weekend.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Takaaki Nakagami, Rins’ teammate, was the on☂ly Honda rider fit enough to race last time out yet he could lose his seat with A🍬i Ogura waiting in the wings.
Yamaha
With just two bikes on the grid, and no prospect of a satellite team in 2024, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo will remain as their star rider and will hope for better machinery. But Yamaha know that he won’t be happily stay🍸ing if they cannot provide him a more competitive bike.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Franco Morbidelli, Quartararo’s teammate, has been constantly linked with an exit all seaso𝓡n and that now looks inevitable.
Morbidelli’s contract will expire at the end of this season, and Ale🥃x Rins is on t♎he brink of replacing him.
Yamaha have offered Morbidelli a seat iꦓn WorldSBK but he still hasn’t accepted that because he’s holding out for a M🦩otoGP seat. The only clear options seem to be Gresini Racing or LCR Honda.
KTM
The interesting aspect of KTM’s business is their admission that they tried - and failed📖 - to buy LCR to add as their own satellite team.
That was rumoured to be a landing spot for Marc Marquez and Pedro Acos꧅ta but, for now, is a pipe dream.
The addition of teenag✤e talent Acosta has given KTM a headache. Where to find the bril🗹liant prodigy a seat?
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jack Miller and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Brad Binder ar﷽e contracted so are guaranteed to stay as factory riders.
Tech3 GASGAS’ 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pol Espargaro is contracted so will stay, but ha🥂sn’t raced at all this season 💎due to terrible injuries. Who knows how much Espargaro has left in the tank?
Augusto Fernandez initially appeared to be the victim of Acosta’s wish for a 😼MotoGP seat, but he has now had his contract extended for 2024.
Acosta could be placed within LCR Honda next season before KTM consider bring⛦ing that satellite team under their own umbrella﷽ in 2025.
Plenty of moving parts are still in play for KTM.
Aprilia
There won’t be any change at Aprilia. Factory pair 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Maverick Vinales, and RNF’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Miguel Oliveira and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Raul Fernandez, are already locked in for 2024.

James was a sports journalis♛t at Sk✤y Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.