Uccio Salucci has responded to𒀰 rumours abou🌄t Pedro Acosta being sounded out for the VR46 MotoGP squad, noting ‘I never spoke seriously about it in our team’.

Last year’s rookie sensation Acosta signed a multi-year deal to continue as a factory KTM rider from the 2025 sea✨son, having been associated with the Austrian manufacturer throughout his grand prix career.

However, KTM’s current financial crisis and ꦰthe uncertainty over its MotoGP future has led to speculation that Acosta is already looking for a way out for 2026.

One rumour that has emerged in recent weeks is a potential move to the VR46 squad on a satellite Du༒cati - speculation only fuelled further by Acosta taking part in the 100Km of Champions event organised by Valentino Ross🍷i in Tavullia earlier this month.

VR46 team manager Salucci has moved to quash these rumours, however, noting that it’s not a serious discussion that has tඣaken place.

“First of all, I’m sorry about the story about KTM, because we have a very good relationsh♌ip with KTM,” he said.

“We started our relationship in 2014 in Moto3, with [Stefan] Pierer and [Pit] Beirer and all the boaꦿrd and management for KTM.

“I don’t like ꦓthis story, but unfortunately itꦛ’s like this.

“And the second note, Acosta is a fa🐎ntastic rider.

“Maybe now he is the best talent in MotoGP. B🔯ut now it’s too early to speak about this and sincere𝕴ly I never spoke seriously about Acosta in our team.”

In recent weeks, Ac𝓰osta has publicly said✃ that the KTM situation has no effect on his immediate MotoGP future.

KTM’s financial crisis has led it into self-administration and a restr♉ucturing pr🥀ocess in order to save the company.

The most recent update coming out of Austria is that 23 potential🌳 investors have expressed interest in financing the company.

A crucial meeting will be held on 25 February where the creditors will vote on the current restructuring p🌸lan, which would see them be repaid 30% of the money owed to them by KTM.

While that is the statutory minimum amouꦑnt, some creditors are said to not be happy with this.

KTM’s deb🉐ts are currently standing at a confirmed €2.2 billion.