Honda set sights on Maverick Vinales move - after their No1 target said ‘no’
Honda are shꦺowing major ambition in the 2025 rider market

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Maverick Vinales i🔴s reportedly the new to⛦p target for Honda in the rider market.
But only because theꦡir No1 option for 2025 has “declined”.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pedro Acosta was the d♚ream for the big bosses at Honda, report.
But the rookie who has taken MotoGP by storm this season h𝓰as made it clear that he won’t be moving manu💛facturers next year.
The interest in Acosta from Hon💧da dates back at least a yeജar.
He became a key target for the Japanese manufacཧturer as a replacement for the outgoing Marc Marquez last season.
But, Acosta entere💝d the premier class with KTM’s satellite project Tech3 GASGAS and he is tied long-term to 𓆏the Austria-based brand.
Honda are nowhere near as competitive as KTM at the moment, but the♏y do not lack the finances to relaunch their aspiration of ret✤urning to the top of MotoGP.
But, seemingly, despite the deep pockets at Honda (which were also not enough to convince Marquez to stay), Acosta has no inter🦩est either.
Instead, Vinales enters the equation for Honda.
The in-form Aprilia rider finds himself in an interesting position a꧒s silly season ramps 🐠up.
He is out of contract with Aprilia at the end of this year, and recently watched on as the Itali𝓀an manufacturer tried and failed to recruit Fabio Quartararo.
As꧒ Quartararo rejected them, Vinales won the Americas MotoGP to become the first rider post-2002 to ꩲwin a grand prix for three different brands.
He has also 💦won consecutive sprint races, at Portimao and Texas.
So, Vinales’ value to Aprilia may have never been higher than it is now, amid h🅺is red-hot form and their failure to lure Quartararo.
Interest from Honda could tempt Vinales, who has already represented Japanese brands Yamaha and Suzuki, if he is somehow unable to agree terms on a new deal with his🍸 existing team.
Vinales was not necessarily expected to 🔥be a pivotal player in the 2025 rider market.
But, ahead of this weekend’s Spanish MotoGP at Jerez, he seems to have options on the table🧸 for his future.
Honda have Luca Marini (Repsol) and Johann Za♚rco (LCR) contracted for next year. But Joan Mir (Rep🍌sol) and Takaaki Nakagami (LCR) have deals which expire this year.
The LCR team are also set to open talks with Honda to remain as a satellite team next year because their contract is also coming🔴 to an end.

Jam༒es was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.