MotoGP silly season is in full swing, who’s the next shock move?

MotoGP silly season has already had an impact on the 2024 grid - what are the latest rumours ahead of Barcelona?
Joan Mir, MotoGP race, Austrian MotoGP, 20 August
Joan Mir, MotoGP race, Austrian MotoGP, 20 August

KTM

The Austrian manufacturer are at the heart of silly season because they currently have five🌄 riders but only four bikes.

Pedro Acosta has been assured of a prꦚemier class place having moved up from Moto2.

But since promising him a seat, Dorna have de𓃲nied KTM’s request for a fifth bike, leaving them with a headache.

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168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jack Miller feistily reminded us that he has a contract for 2024, yet DAZN reported that he could the shock victim of this situation, if KTM can’t find a way to add 🌸Acosta to their existing bunch.

No such rumours have plagued Miller’s factory teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Brad Binder.

Tech3 GASGAS’ 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pol Espargaro has been linked with becoming their test and reserve rider. This is if KTM can agree to having six wildcards next year. Espargaro would also fill in for injuri𒈔es at KTM’s factory🌄 and satellite teams.

Augusto Fernandez, once the obvious choice to be moved away, has been rewarded🅠 with a 2024 contract so looks guarantജeed to stay put.

Honda

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168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez is the b🃏ig question. He is contracted for 2024 but Honda have been so underwhelming that reports continue to swirl that he might move next season.

Alberto Puig insisted nobody would be forced to stay, and KTM admitted thꦑey tried and failed to lure Marquez for next season.

Ducati’s two vacant seats - at Pramac and alongside his brother at Gresini - also emerged as shock destinations. Ducati continue to insist that Marquez will never ride for them, but should today’s most successful rider truly becꦬome aꦯvailable, could today’s most dominant team really resist him?

Joan Mir considered retirement, such is the disappointment of his debut𒀰 Repsol Hon🐟da season. He is so keen to escape that he has reportedly offered his own services to Gresini Ducati (Iker Lecuona would be a straightforward replacement for Mir).

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Takaaki Nakagami is so often questioned, with Ai Ogura always lurking in the backg🎃round, but his place appears secure due to the doubt over the factory duo.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Rins, Nakagami’s LCR teammate, has already confirmed he will l🌳🔯eave - after one grand prix win and one broken leg representing Honda - to join Yamaha.

Ducati

There’s no doubt over factory rider 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia’s future. 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Enea Bastianini has also been backed, despite his injury-interrupted season, but will be feeling the pressure to remind Ducati of his𒈔 talent soon.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin was a candidate to join Yamaha but will 🦹now stay with Pramac.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Johann Zarco has quit Pramac to join LCR Honda (swapping the best bike for the worst but due to the longer contract), c💯reating a vacancy.

Pramac are contractually entitled to a 2024-spec Desmosedici next year, which in Zarco’s absence was offered to Mooney VR46’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marco Bezzecchi.

Bezzecchi instead chose to stay alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Luca Marini&nbs🤡p;at Mooney VR46, meaning the Pramac vacancy is the only free seat currently up for grabs.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Marquez has been given a new contract to stay at Gresini, but the place of his teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio di Giannantonio is constantly in doubt.

But, Moto2 duo Tony Arbolino and Jake Dixon, who were both linked to the Gresini seat, have now signed new contractsᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ to stay where they are.

Di Giannantonio could cling onto his at-risk seat if the contenders rule themse♎lves out.

Franco Morbidelli remains an obvious can😼didate for either the Pramac or Gresini seats.

Yamaha

The Japanese manufacturer chose to get rid of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Franco Morbidelli in favour of Alex Rins.

Their bigger headache is star rider 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo - he’s mad🍌e it pretty clear that, if he doesn’t see significant progress at the u💎pcoming Misano test, he’ll look around for a better bike somewhere else.

Quartararo is contracted for 2024 but the interest could begin to queue up for 202🌺5.

Aprilia

No drama here. 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Maverick Vinales at the factory team, and RNF’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Miguel Oliveira and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Raul Fernandez, will all stay. Eventually, 🎶though, Aprilia will need to think long-term about who replaces veteran duo Espargaro and Vinales.

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