Rinaldi has been under pressure for much of the season as Nicolo Buelga and Axel Bassani have been rumoured as potenti𒊎al replacements.

Despite impressive speed🍌 at times, Rinaldi has lacked consistency which is why✨ the Aruba.it Ducati team appears to be leaning towards Bulega for the 2024 campaign. 

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The Italian has himself been linked with a switch to Honda and a return🦩 to GoEl🎶even Ducati, however, the second of those two options could close if the team signs Andrea Iannone.

Rinaldi is a proven race winner in WorldSBK and woul♕d be a good addition to any man♐ufacturer, which would also make it understandable that Ducati would not want to lose him.

Prior to the Czech෴ round at Most, which began this morning as Scott Redding topped FP1, Rinaldi shared the late🐼st on his future.

"After Imola, my focus was to get in the best shape again and that’s what I did," the 27-year-old told WorldSBK.com. "I trained in the proper way, did a lꦅot of physio, and on Monday I went to train with a Panigale V4 R at Mugello to understand how I was on the bike. 

"Physically, I’m better than Imola. The news will be a🌼fter Most. At the m♉oment, I cannot say anything because we are still talking. 

"Bef🐷ore the next round in September, I will have an update. We are talking. Our goal is to keep racing with a good package, and we will see what’s ౠgoing on. 

"For now, I’m focused on this weekend, and, afte💜r that, we will focus on next ye✃ar."

If Rinaldi did j🐻oin the factory Honda team it would mean either I𝔍ker Lecuona or Xavi Vierge departs, with the former thought to be keen on a return to MotoGP.