VR46 MotoGP rider ✱Franco Morbidelli says he is “confident” his 2025 form is “assuring ourselves the best situation” for next season as he loo🌱ks for a new contract.

The three-time grand prix winner signed for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:VR46 Racing 𒅌for the 2025 campaign in a move that was seen as something of a last chance for him after several tough years.

From the off, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Franco Morbidelli has been strongꦑ on the Ducati GP24 and has scored his first grand prix podiums since 2021 inside the first six rounds.

Currently, he is fourth in the standings ahead of factory-supported team-mate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Di Giannantonio ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix.

Morbidelli is out of contract at the end of the year, with his VR46 seat linked to Pedro Acosta - though theꦅse talks have gone quiet in recent weeks.

ꦫThere are options elsewhere on the grid for 2026, with seats available at the factory Honda, LCR Honda and Pramac Y🌊amaha officially.

Franco Morbidelli on MotoGP rider market

When asked by in an exclusive interview on Thursday at Silverstone where talks had gotten to for next year💃, he said: “You can never be relaxed in this world. That’s for sure.

“What I lꦉearned, even if I try to stay relaxed, or everybody sees me as🧸 a relaxed kind of person, I can assure you that I’m not.

“You cannot relax in this kind of world.

“Talking ab🔴out riders market, this is the moment of the year where everybody starts to ta𒊎ke into consideration the best chances that they can get.

“And under this point of view, I’m quite confident that me and🔯 my team will take the best chance for performing in the best way, because according to the performance we had at the beginning of this season, we were good enough to have one of the top spots for assuring ourselves the best situation.

“So, we will discuss about it tog෴et༒her for sure and we will decide on the best situation for sure.”

The rider market for 2026 has been plunged into deeper intrigue in recent weeks fol⛦lowing a bombshell report that Jorg𝐆e Martin is looking to leave Aprilia.

The Italian marque issued a statement on Thursday essentially denyin🎐g this, noting that no discussions had taken place about altering the terms of Martin’s contract and that the deal in place to the end of 2026 must be hono𝔍ured.