MotoGP rookie 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fermin Aldeguer has revealed he was offered a move to the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:VR46 squad for 2024, but was persuaded by Ducati to d🌌e🌠fer his debut by a year.

Aldeguer was one of the paddock’s hottest properties in 2023 as he won five races to challenge for the Moto2 crown in just his second full se🍌ason in the class.

The 19-year-old was 🌌signed to a factory Ducati deal prior to the start of 2024 to step up to MotoGP this seas𒉰on.

Initially it was thought he would join the Pramac squad on a GP25, though these plans changed when 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez refused a works bike at the team and it ultima𒆙tely ditched Ducati for Yamaha machinery.

Aldeguer was eventually placed at Gresini, though on a year-old bike 😼♒for his 2025 rookie campaign. He finished his debut race in Thailand in 13th.

In a podcast with LS2 Europe, he reveals he was offered a chance to come to MotoGP in ꦏ2024 with Valentin𝓰o Rossi’s VR46 team but was persuaded by Ducati to spend one more year in Moto2 with the view to signing a factory contract.

“In 2023 🍌they offered me the chance to move up to Mo🌠toGP with the VR46 team to start in 2024,” he said.

“I didn’t think twi🌼ce. But they knew how to control both me and my manager.

“They offered us something better, which wa༺s to continue for another year in Moto♐2 and have an official contract with Ducati for 2025.”

He added: “They told me to stay calm, that in January 2024 I would sign with Ducati t💖o become a MotoGP rider in 2025.

“We signed it and I started the year more rel♔axed, although with the pressure of h𒈔aving to be the Moto2 champion.

“It was the only c♏hance I had and I was the favourite.”

Aldeguer struggled in 2024 with the Speed Up team, the switch to Pirelli tyres proving a major hurdle a💛s ꧅he managed just three wins on his way to fifth in the standings.

“I wasn’t champion because I wasn’t consistent; the championship isn’t won by the fa🐷stest.”

How Fermin Aldeguer to VR46 would have been bad news for one MotoGP winner

This revelation fromꦇ Aldeguer leads to an interesting look꧒ into an alternate reality for MotoGP.

Had he accepted the VR46 move for 2024, he would have been placed alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marco Bezzecchi as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Luca Marini was⛄ chosen to take the factory Honda seat vacated by Marc Marquez.

With the grid locked up beyond Honda and VR46 by the end of the 2023 s🍬eason, one rider faced an u💞ncertain future having just come into top form as his Gresini seat was given to Marquez.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Di Giannantonio went on a hot run in the latter stages of the season tha𒀰t would see him score a maiden victory at the Qatar Grand Prix for Gresini.

Former Ducati boss Paolo Ciabatti said aft🔯er this﷽ it was “unacceptable” that Di Giannantonio could be left without a ride for the 2024 season.

Briefly in the picture for the factory Ho🀅nda seat that would go to Marini, Di Giannantonio’s final option to save his career was the opening at VR46.

Had Aldegu𝓡er signed with VR46 instead, Di Giannantonio would have been left on the sid🦂elines for 2024.

As it happens, Di Giannantonio’s lifeline at VR46 has proven to be fruitful as he impressed on the difficult GP23 last year with consistent top eigh🦩t performances to earn a factory contract at Rossi’s team for 2025 and 2026.