Dani Pedrosa is by far the biggest name still to announce his 2019 🎶MotoGP plans.

But so fꦏar the Spaniard, a winner of 31 premier-class races, has given little aꦺway.

A packed press conference on Thursday at Catalunya - following the news Peღdrosa would be replaced at Repsol Honda by Jorge Lorenzo next sea🌱son - saw the #26 say only that he has several options.

"It was my plan that I can say something here, but unfortunately things still are not as𒀰 clear as I 𝔉would like," Pedrosa said.

"All I can say today is that I have sever🦩al options, good options. I need time to think abou🐬t them…"

Pedrosa, never a fan of speculation and r🎶umour, refused to budge on what those options might be or to even rule out retirement.

But the expectation in the paddock is that, given there was no retirement announc🌟ement in Catalunya, Pedrosa is at least seriously tempted to race on with another team.

An♑d with all factory MotoGP seats full, Pedrosa's name was soon being ൲pencilled in at the proposed new Petronas Yamaha team.

More should be known about the viability of the Peಌdrosa-Petronas-Yamaha project at Assen this weeken♐d.

"Talks are progressing well and I'm optimistic we'll find a good solution," Yamaha Racing managing director Lin Jarvis 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:had said at Catalunya, referring to the quest for a new🍸 satellite team.

"Hopefully there will be some positive news within the next couple of weeks about 201💦9 and beyond.

"… if Dani would finally be one of the riders, I think myself and Yamaha would be happy to see t♏hat."

Movistar Yamaha's Maverick Vinales also said he would welcome Pedrosa's arrival: "For sওure he could bring a lot of information."

Aside from Pedrosa, the other riders on the grid yet to confirm their 2019 plans are: Scott Redding, Bradley Smith, Alvaro Bautista, Karel Abraham, Ti𝕴to Raꦗbat, Takaaki Nakagami, Franco Morbidelli and Thomas Luthi.

M♎orbidelli is thought most likely 🌊to join Pedrosa at Petronas.

Meanwhile, on track atܫ Assen, Pedrosa's focus will be on claiming a first podium of a difficult season after spending the Catalunya post-race tesღt working on bike set-up.

“Assen has been a difficult rac𝓰e for me in the past, though I’ve 𓄧also had some good results there. The track is very fast, and the bike tends to wheelie and move a lot. You need to work on the setup well to get a bike that’s stable without losing in other areas," Pedrosa said.

"Of course the weather, which is typically quite unstable, can makes thing🍬s even more challenging. That sai꧃d, we worked well during the recent test in Catalunya, and we found some little setup modifications aimed at giving us better grip; now we’ll see how it goes in Assen.

🦋"We’ll try and do things correctly beginning on Friday morning and be prepared for whatever kind of situation we find.”

Pedrosa's best finish so far this season i💫s a fifth place, at Le Mans and Catalunya, having tangled with other riders in Argentina and Jerez, plus a🧸 further fall at Mugello.