Valentino Rossi drops clue over Marco Bezzecchi's crucial decision
Ducati gave Bezzecc𝓀hi a biꦛg decision to make over his 2024 seat - a latest-spec bike if he moves to Pramac, or a year-old machine if he stays with VR46.
Bezzecchi did not m▨eet Ducati’s original deadline, which expired at the Austrian MotoGP, to finalise his decision.
“Our target is to keep him and Luca n𝔍ext year,” Rossi told .
He added to : "They have been intꦑense days, our g𒈔oal is to confirm the two riders in 2024 as well.
“We've talked ༺to both of them and there's a good chꦏance.
“We almost certainly won't have the factory bike, but I spoke to Bez and I felt 🐈like pushing him to stay.
“The bike is good, he feels ꦦgood and🦂 we have created a team for him.
Changing teams is not always positive. He can win 𓃲🎶with us."
Bezzecchi has enjoyed a brilliant season, winning in Argentina and Franc🔥e, to deliver Rossi’s team their first premier class victories.
He remains in the hunt for the 💙MotoGP championship and, such is Ducati’s desire to keep him long-term, they are willing to sacrifice Johann Zarco at Pramac to give his bike to Bezzecchi.
But, Bezzecchi migh💖t yet opt to remain at the team he calls home.
"Uccio Salucci has always wante💦d the team, his experience goes way back and from the first team in 2014 in Moto3,” Rossi paid tribute to his team ℱmanager.
“[The VR46 Academy] worked our way up, moved to Moto2 and won the World Championship with Pecco, helꦅped Marini and Bezzecchi grow. Then we moved on in MotoGP.
“It was a great job, we're competitive t🀅hanks to Uccio. It's a team we know well, it's not perfect but we're improving.”
Bezzecchi finished third at the Austrian MotoGP.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to foo🌌tball, to F1.
