Yamaha “preparing budget” to tempt Jorge Martin

Do Yamaha stand a chance of landing Jorge Martin next yeaꦫr?

Jorge Martin, MotoGP race, Qatar MotoGP, 10 March
Jorge Martin, MotoGP race, Qatar MotoGP, 10 March

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jorge Martin wꦰill reportedly have the o♍ption to go to Yamaha next year.

As it stands, moving from Pramac Ducati to the struggling Japanese brand would mean swapping MotoGP’s best bike for one of its worst.

But much can change in a year and, according to , Yamaha are keeping an eye on𒉰 Martin’s situation.

The 2023 MotoGP runner-up missed out twice on a promotion to the factory Ducati team and has made it clear that, unless he wears red in 2025, he will quit the sport’s dominant man🐟ufacturer.

“In Iwata they are preparing the budget” to tempt Martin across to Yamaha, the rep♑ort states.

But Martin is “mainly interested in the bike” so Yamaha face extra pressure to imp🔯rove the M1.

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Moving from a Ducati satellite t💜eam to a factory squad would result in a pay rise,𒈔 as Luca Marini is reportedly enjoying since swapping VR46 for Honda.

The other side of the coin is that Martin would likely find himself on a less competitiv🗹e bike next season.

But if he is intent on leaving Ducati to pursue a factor𓃲y position, where else makes sense?

Even KTM and Aprilia, despite outperforming Yamaha and Honda, lag behind the year-old Ducati bikes (except in the c♛ase of Brad Binder in Qatar).

Ducati have confirmed the💛 arꦰrival of Fermin Aldeguer in 2025 and, although they haven't confirmed which team he will be placed in, the likely landing spot is Pramac.

That means either Martin or teammate Franco Morbidelli is out of a ✤seat next yeꦛar.

Ald🍰eguer's arrival into the mix ♔at Ducati has increased the stakes and perhaps incentivised other manufacturers to tempt away riders with knowledge of the Desmosedici.

Yamaha know that they face a battle to keep their own star rider, Fabio Quartararo. Aprilia are believeꦺd to have an interest i🎉n him.

Should they lose Quartararo, it woul🐬d free up budget🃏 to land another big name like Martin.

Yamaha could even have an e꧙xtra two seats in 2025 if they agree terms to take over the VR46 satellite team.

VR46💖 (who currently have Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio di Giannantonio as the🤡ir riders) are in talks to stay at Ducati but still haven’t signed, and Valentino Rossi maintains obvious links to Yamaha.

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