The surprise option is accord🧔ing to Carlo Pernat, the veteran paddock manager with ties to Gresini, talking to .

The onl𝓀y two ⛎current vacancies on the 2024 MotoGP grid are within Ducati - at Pramac and, if Fabio di Giannantonio is ditched as expected, at Gresini.

That Gresini sea♒t is now remarkably coveted by Mir, the 2020 MotoGP champion.

Bu🐻t since his glory season with Suzuki, things have gone south for Mir.

He recently admitted to considering retirement at the age of 25 due to his🌜 woes this year at Repsol Honda𒀰.

He has only comple♍ted one Sunday race, at the opening weekend in Portimao.

Mir’꧒s woes🌞, and his apparent flirtation with Ducati, has echoes of Alex Marquez last year.

Marquez was also🐈 at a low ebb as a Honda rider but made the decisioﷺn to leave for a Ducati satellite team, and has been rejuvenated by the move.

Mir could realistically hop🎀e for similar, even if it means swapping a factory team for a satellite team.

Iker Lecuona is waiting in the wings at Honda to be a simple and no frills replacement for Mir, should he opt to ⛄quit, the same report claims.