Aprilia have dropped a bigꦕ hint that they will keep their current riders for 2025 - but they will “listen” to alternatives.

The Italian manufacturer reported🃏ly failed in their pursuit of Fabio Quartararo, who instead signed a new con🌟tract with Yamaha.

Who would have lost theꦑir spot i🦄f Quartararo came onboard is unclear.

But, days later, Maverick Vinales delivered a sensational remin🧸der of his talent by winning the Americas MotoGP.

All four Aprilia riders 😼are out of contract at the end of this season.

CEO Massimo Rivola told TNT Spor✅ts about the rider market: “It’s a nice dilemma.

“Priority No1 is always to make the best possible bike so that our riders, and all other riders, we are appeal🔯ing to them.

“We have Aleix Esp🃏argaro - we call him the captain.

“I can see a bright futurಌe for Maverick to𓄧 become the future captain of our team.

“Let’s see when Aleix would like to stop🅰, or what he would like to do with us.

“For us, it’s full respect to our riders first.

“Then, check our riders in Trackhouse. They are🌊 growing well. They need more time to get the feeling of an Aprilia which isn’t an easy bike.

“First priority is with the 🐻Aprili𝕴a riders. Then we will check the market.

“Ready to listen to everybod༺y. But we are not really looking to someone.”

Vinales, after his stunning early-season form which includes two sprint wins a🥀nd a history-making grand 𝓰prix triumph, is likely to emerge as Aprilia's priority to tie down to an extended stay.

Espargaꦇro, the oldest rideꦚr on the grid, has considered retiring at the end of this year. The veteran rider has suggested he will come to a final decision over the next few rounds.

Trackhouse duo Miguel Oliveira and Raulಞ Fernandez have not yet got to grips with their machines, and rumours have circulated that the rebranded US-backed team might want an American rider.

Enea Bastianini and Jorge Martin have been linꦿkedඣ to the factory Aprilia team.

Whoever is overlooked for the 2025 factory Ducati spot, between Bastianini and Martin, could seek a factory ride elsewhere rather than accept a Ducati sat🃏ellite team.