Yamaha, Ducati or elsewhere? VR46 team boss makes pick and pleas for quick deal
Uccio�♍� Salucci has named his preference between Ducati, Yamaha or another landing spot for VR46's future

Uccio Salucci wants VR46 to commit to Ducati long-term and hopes to sign before the MotoGP season starts.
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Valentino Rossi’s MotoGP team are contracted with Ducati for this year but could go elsewhere afterwards, and have been in talks with other manufacturer🐈s.
🌺Rossi’s personal links with Yamaha (and the Japanese brand’s desire to run more than two bikes next year) have made them a logical landing spot.
But Rossi’s right-hand man and the VR4🍸6 team boss Salucci wants to activate a clause in their current contract to stay put.
“We have, already, the option with Ducati for 2025 and 202🌃6,” Salucci said.
“Now, this moment, is very important. ♍These 10 🔯or 15 days, to try to understand what will happen in ‘25 and ‘26.
“My direction is to continue with Ducati.
“My dream is to sign the🐻 contract before Qatar because I want to stay quiet, I want to prepare this year very good.
“For that, we need to sign now with Ducati, because it is 𒉰better.
“But, anyway, we’ll see what will happen…”
The Qatar shakedown is on February 19 le🍒aving VR46 three-and-a-half weeks to meet Salucci’s preferred deadline.
The season begins in Qatar on March 8.
Previously, Salucci tol𒉰d : “I’ve spoken to everyone, I’m not ashamed to say it, with Ducati, with KTM, with Yamaha.”
KTM are also determined to r💦un extra bikes in 2025 and have been vocal about𝓰 taking over one of the existing satellite teams.
But, Ducati may remain the place t💜o be. This year, VR46 will again run year-old Desmo🅷sedicis.
Luca Marini has left for Repsol Honda, so 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marco Bezzecchi will be joined by new teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio di Giannantonio.
Di Giannantonio, while from Italy, is not a product of Rossi’s VR46 Acade🐲my so his arrival is somewhat of a new path for the team.
Salucci sai🐬d after the team’s unveiling: “I am very happy about the livery, I like thꦬe yellow!
ꦑ“We have a new rider next year, Di Giannantonio. I am very happy with him.
“We already did a test with him in Valencia last ye🐭ar. He wa🐟s very fast.
“I like, also, that he is a good guy. He arrives in our team, but he arrivesꦬ quietly.
“He 🌸already has good support 💫from everybody, he likes everybody.
I am very happy. Now we will see in Malaysia…”

James was a sports ไjournalist at Sky Sports fo♊r a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.