Marco Bezzecchi eyed up by non-Ducati rival team as silly season starts early

VR46's Marco Bezzecchi has attracted admir🦄ing glancesဣ from across the MotoGP paddock

Marco Bezzecchi, Sepang MotoGP test, 7 February
Marco Bezzecchi, Sepang MotoGP test, 7 February

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marco Bezzecchi 𝐆has be♏en named by Aprilia as a rider they could target for 2025.

The MotoGP rider market could kickstart early this year because every༒one on the grid - except Brad Binder and Luca Marini - has a contract which will expire at the end of this 🃏season.

It mea🉐ns in-demand riders can choose the best bike availab🅰le, while picky teams can attract the best possible rider.

Aprilia are no different. They kept faith with factory duo Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vi🔯nales this year, and also have Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez in their Trackhouse satellite project.

Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola has admitted the necessity to prove his team’s worth with so many pote🧸ntial riders available next year.

"This is also why we m🍸ust be competitive right away,” he told .

“We will have to be in a position to make the market and not su🌟ffer [because of it].

“I want to make a premise: we have two very strong 🦂riders, we won't set out with the intention of changing them...

“But I have to keep my eyes open.

"I have never hidden my interest in Enea Bastia🌃nini, even thinking about his condition [due to injuries last year].

“He is th▨reatened by M🔯arc Marquez, by Jorge Martin [for his factory Ducati seat in 2025].

“And there is Bezzecchi who has impressed…”

Bezzecchi opted to stick with VR46 this season rather tha🐲n go to Pramac Ducati.

His breakthrough campaign last year - where his victory in Argentina was a personal milestone, and a first win for his team - earned him admiring glaꦛnces.

Ducati offered him the chance to step onto a GP24 with Pramac this year but he chose to stay on a GP23 with Vale🐟ntino Rossi’s team.

Instead, his teammate Luca Marini chose to💫 leave for a factory seat with Honda.

Aprilia could of♈fer Bezzecchi the opportunity to have a factory bike, but also to sta😼y Italy-based.

Aprilia boss Rivola predicte💃d for the 2024 MotoGP season: "The official Ducatis and maybe Marquez will be very, very strong.

“But we are here and we will have fun.

“I expect Marc to win or to always be fighting with Bagnaia and🐻 Martin.

"I would be happy to iꦏmprove the result of 2023, therefore to at least finish second in the Constructors' Cham🍸pionship.

“And then I want a victory for Vinales at all cos🎶ts, I believe in him a lot.”

Aprilia will have three official bikes on the gri♍d to begin this season, because Trackhouse’s Oli💯veira will use a ‘24 machine.

Fernandez w🌳ill later🦄 receive a ‘24 factory spec bike, Rivola confirmed.

Rivol♉a’s team also caught the eye during the Sepang test for their use of bold and innovative aerodynamics.

Rivola said about the test: "They were intense, for the first time we h🎃ad six RS-GP24s and four RS-GP23s on the track and the work was remarkable.

“We are quite satisfied, Vina♑les and Espargaro were competitive with a bike still to beไ developed.”

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