Pramac warn Ducati that Jorge Martin could be lost to Honda

Jorge Martin could spearhead a new era at Honda from next year, the Pramac boss has warned.
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Martin’s desired step up from Pramac to the official Ducati team was lost when he narrowly failed to claim last season’s MotoGP championship.

He has already warned that this year, the last of his current c🎶ontract, will be his last as a satellite rider even if he must look further afield for a factory bike.

“⛎In my opinion he will go,” Pramac CEO Paolo Campinoti told . 

“He could go to Ho🍰nda, they need a strong ride🦩r. 

“Among the youngsters he is certainl🌳y the one who gives the most guarant♎ees."

The arrival of Luca Marini at Honda🅺 this year on a reported two-year deal means that, in 2025, they will have just one potential vacancy, the bike which Joan Mir currently has.

✤C꧙ampinoti confirmed that 2024 will definitely be Martin’s last with Pramac.

"That's for sure,” he admitted.

Martin reportedly had a contractual clause sti൩pulating that he must be moved into the factory team if he won last season’s title, which he ultimately f🐼ailed to do.

He has admitted that he prepared leathers to represent the officia✤l Ducati team at the postseason Valencia test, just in case.

But Enea Bastianini will, in the enꦑd, remain in his place alongside the championꦰ Francesco Bagnaia.

A year earlier, Ba꧑stianini was chosen above Martin for a promotion onto a factory bike.

Campinoti balances Martin’s annoyan🦋ce with his own delight to keep a top rider: "Absoluteꩵly yes. I was last year and I am this year too. 

“But these are choices that Ducati makes, they are the ones who decide who to put or not to put in the offici𓃲al team.﷽ 

“Last year at a certain point they returned to the force wi🅺th Jorge, but doing it during the season wasn't a very positive thing, because it caused a bit o🍨f distraction."

Martin’s title dream vanished amid anger a𝐆t Michelin for his tyre trouble in Qatar.

“When you're there and you know you hꦍave an almost unrepeatable opportunity, it's clear that you feel bad,” Campinoti said. 

“But these are things that can happen, the tyre is part of the ಌgood and bad luck of a season. 

“I don't think it's a single event that can affect a twenty-race champ♈ionship."

Martin will have Franco Morbidelli as hi♍s new teammate this year, replacing Johann Zarco.

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