‘Ducati more interested in Marco Bezzecchi than Luca Marini’ | Valentino Rossi’s VR46 open to Yamaha deal

The noise around title challenger 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marco Bezzecchi’s future, keeping 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Luca Marini happy as well, plus the looming prospect of choosing to ꦺstick with Ducati or find a new bike in 2025.
Bezzecchi, third in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:MotoGP standings, has been linked with a move to Pramac but could receive a �😼�factory-spec bike if he stays with Mooney VR46 next season.
“We would like tec🧸h support for both riders but they are more interested in Bezzecchi,” team manager Uccio Salucc๊i told .
“So the idea would be to get a little more fact🃏ory support🐻 for Marco.
“T💦hen it is also a m𒉰atter of deciding for Marini, but these decisions lie more with Ducati than with us.
“There is no real deadline [to confirm the 2024 rider line-up]. In the case of Bezzecchi, we have an option to redeem inside Misano. ꦆ;
“But I believe that if everything goes well, he꧃ wants to stay with us and there are no surprises, we might redeem them sಌooner.
“And in the case of 🧔Luca, I would like to extend the contract.
“From my point of view we will do that shortly, but I have to talk to the VR46 Riders Academy, so his manageme𒈔nt, and to him.
“We've already talked a few times༒ and it's going in the direction that we want to continue together – wi🌱th both riders. Then we will see what will happen.”

Bezzecchi’s first premier class victory was also a first for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valentino Rossi’s MotoGP team, a major milestone.
He is a key piece in the 2024 rider line-up jigsaw, with other manufacturers awaiting his fate before deciding their own optioꦚns.
“I've always said tha🐷t our goal is for our riders to be promoted to a factory team one day,” Salucci said.
“Because that w🌺ould mean that we did a good job.
“So if I were to lose him to a factory team I'd ju𓆏st be happy for him♊, honestly.
“It's also a friendsh💧ip, a bit like being an older brother. We've been wಌorking with Bezzecchi since he was 15, so almost ten years.”
The bigger picture surrounding the future of the Mooney VR46 team is w🌌hich bike they opt for in 2025.
They are contracted to Ducati until the end of 2024, ౠan alliance which has clearly benefited their riders in terms o🌠f their machinery.
But Rossi’s personal link to Yamaha means the J🐠apanese manufacturer, currently at a low ebb and seeking rejuvenation, could emerge as an option.
Rossi recently signed a deal to act as a Yamaha br🥂and ambassador.
“For 2024 for sure, we have a conꦰtract with Ducati, as I have repeatedly emphasised - even wheꦛn nobody wanted to believe it,” Salucci said. “Then, of course, for 2025 we will look around and choose the bike that best suits our project.”

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