Ducati reportedly want 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pedro Acosta but have hit an obvious stumbling block.

KTM factory𝓰 rider Acosta༺ is one of the names at the centre of the MotoGP rider market.

His manager Albert Valera also looks after Jorge Martin, whose 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:bombshell in♎tention to quit Apri🐼lia will also pique rivals’ interests inside the Mot𒈔oGP paddock for 2026.

Acosta “receives looks with heart-shaped eyes from Honda HRC and Ducati”, Sky Italia report.

They add: “Ducati's des🦂ire for Acosta is strong, and Ducati's attention to his talent is as strong.”

VR46 are the team who have been closely linked to Acosta, and 𒁃they have enjoyed two casual conversations with him.

The first came at Valentino Rossi’s ranch for the 100km of Champions in ꦐJanuary, the second was with his mana♎ger.

But “they were exploratory meetings, without the discussions being deepened”, Skꦯy Italia report.

However, Acosta is contracted to KTM until the end𝔍 of 2026 and they are in no mood to let their prized possession go, irrespective of the problems that the manufacturer has faced outside of Mot𒀰oGP.

Ducati alꦫso have very little room within🍒 their 2026 rider line-up.

The only bike that is set to become vacant at the end of this season belongs to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Franco Morbidelli in the VR46 team.

VR46 respond to Pedro Acosta rumours

VR46 have strongly insisted that, although Morbidelli’s 📖contract is expiring, they will 🌞keep him next year.

Team boss Uccio Salucci ins🍸isted🧸 any talks with Acosta were casual, and of no importance.

“Nothing more, that's it,” 🏅he said. “Never say never.

“We have Franco, a rider we like a lot.

“W🐲ith Pedro [and his] management, we had no mo🦹re contact.”

Salucci added about 🥃Morbidelli: “We hope we can renew with him. because any✅way Franco is fantastic.”

Morbidelli endured a difficult first year on a Ducati with Pramac in 2024, largely owing to a slow start due to injury, but has found theꦰ form of old with VR46.

Has has twice been on the po✃dium, and t♈wice finished fourth, in grands prix.

Morbidelli sits impressively fourth in the Mot⛎oGP standings.

He is also riding a year-old bike, with VR46’s o🦹nly factory-spec machine 🦹in Fabio di Giannantonio’s hands.

The team’s ability to offer a factory-spec Ducati -𝓰 the best bike in MotoGP - is an obvious temptation to Acosta.

But despite the mutual attraction there are big hurdles befo🍃re Acostaꦬ riding a Ducati can become a reality.