The 2021 MotoGP champion is among the bulk of tꦿhe riders on the grid who will enter the final year of their contracts in 2024.

That means 2025 could be a fascinating year for the rider 🌄market, with every manufacturer able to offer vacant bikes to 🥂the best available contenders.

Quartararo, still hot property despite a year of struggling with Yamaha, wꦰould have the option to look elsewhere for a competitive bike.

Massimo Meregalli, Yamaha team director, was asked if he fears that Marc Marquez’s exit fr🔯om Honda could have a knock-on effect throughout the paddock.

“I’m more worried about♓ what 2025 will be like,” he🌜 told .

“In that case, we will have to con༒vince him with🦄 the performance of the bike and not with the monetary aspect.”

Meregalli insisted there will be no shock departure for next se❀ason: “At the moment, I don’t see Fabio in the situation of breaking a contract.

“Anything can happ🌞en, but we haven’t perceived this.”

Part of Yamaha’s masterplan to return to ꧒winning ways is to arm themselve🌠s with a satellite team.

This year they have only two bikes on the g🅠rid, compared to eight Ducatis, four KTMs, four Hondas and four Aprilias.

“For Yamaha it is very important to have itꦑ and we will do everything for 2025,” Meregalli said.

“The fact of being with only two riders becomes complicated because you find yourselꦚf ♔with little data available.

“Fortunately the format of𒉰 the weekend has changed, because before it was a problem, given that we had no way to work on the bike and every session was a qualifying session.”

Valentino Rossi’s VR46 team remain an option to join Yamaha’s side. They ꧑are contracted to Ducati for 2024 but have spoken to the Japanese manufacturer, for whom Rossi still works as an ambassador.

Meregalli insists that Quartararo can be equipped wit🙈h a winning bike by 2025.

“This is our goal. Vi🎶ctory is not a quick thing to achieve🍰,” he said.

“But I think we will be half-way between the current position and𝔉 the top positions.”