Luca Marini replacement: "Not just Fermin Aldeguer - Tony Arbolino, others” in VR46 MotoGP contention
While c𓆉oy about the status of Marini’s much-rumoured Rꦦepsol Honda deal, Salucci currently has his hands full trying to find a late replacement for the Italian.
Salucci confirmed that Gresini’s Fabio di Giannantonio is not on their target list and that they are in talks with Moto2 stꦑar Fermin Aldeguer.
However, Salucci added that Aldeguer is just one of several Moto2 riders now under consider𝓡ation by Valentino Rossi’s team.
Marc VDS star Tony Arbolino, title r🥃unner-up to Pedro Acosta this season and the subject of MotoGP rumours earlier in the year, was named as among the other contenders to join Marco Bezzecchi on a VR46 Ducati next year.
“Luca next year is not with us, but I don't know where is the ‘level’ of his [Honda] contract,” Salucci told Dorna’s Jack Apꦜpleyard on Friday at Lusail.
“Speaking about my team, for sure the first option [to replace Marini] 🅠- unfortunately for Fabio - is not di Giannantonio. We want a young rider from Moto2 but now we have two or th♋ree names and in the next days we will decide.”
Salucci adde⭕d: “When you lose one rider, likeꦐ Marini, in November, you need to go to Moto2 and for sure you have [to pay] some penalty [to release a Moto2 rider].
“We’ll see what happens.ꦫ We've discussed not just Aldeguer but also other teams and we will need to pay something for sure. But it's our work, our sport.”
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Asked if Arbolino one o💯f the other ๊riders, Salucci replied:
"I like Tony Arbolino. He’s very goo🌼d, very young. He's Italian. For sure he’s on𒁃e of the names also.
“But not just Tony, not just Fermi🐟n. We have som🍌e others that are very fast that I like.
"We’ll see in the next few days.”
However, VR46 team manager Pablo Nieto reportedly told DAZN that Aldeg🦋uer is still "the option we like the most".
Despite the short timeframe to find Marini's&⛄nbsp;replacement in time for the Valencia test, Salucci felt confident it was only an "extreme possibility" of Bezzecchi riding alone at the November 28 test.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront 🔜of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues💦.
