Fabio di Giannantonio storms back into contention for VR46 seat in 2024

The Qatar MotoGP winner is out of a jo🔯b in 2024, having lost his Gresini Ducati to Marc Marquez.
But his manager insists that he could be in contention to claim the vacant VR46 seat, the lastไ chance to stꦚay in the premier class.
Fermin Aldeguer, the teenage Moto2 talent, was VR46’s first-choice to replace🍌 Luca Marini, who is set to g🌺o to Repsol Honda.
But negotiations wi♏th Aldeguer have been tough and haven’t yet resulted in a breaktౠhrough.
Luca Boscoscura, owner of the Moto2 Speed Up team, wants to keep Aldꦅeguer.
And the young Spaniard has an offer to join Pramac Ducati✨ in 2025 if he stays in Moto2 for another 💙season.
This has opened the door to Di Giannantonio, 🐻rep♐ort.
"I finally see som❀e light, after quite a🧸 hard period,” his manager Diego Tavano said.
“This agony was not easy to live through.
“I think so✤mething can move, we had a f♎irst chat with VR46, I'm optimistic.”
Di Giannantonio’s form has exploded since i🐟t was confirmed that he will lose his Gresini seat to Marquez.
He♈ finished fourth in Indonesia then claimed a first podium in Australiဣa.
Then he overtook champi💦onship leader Francesco Bagnaia in Qatar to win his first MotoGP race, remarkably doing so with his future dangling by a thread.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for🗹 a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.