Honda set sights on Maverick Vinales move - after their No1 target said ‘no’

Honda are showi🐎ng mℱajor ambition in the 2025 rider market

Maverick Vinales, Tissot sprint race, Grand Prix of the Americas, 13 April
Maverick Vinales, Tissot sprint race, Grand Prix of the Americas, 13 April

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Maverick Vinales is reportedly t♈he new top target for Honda in the rider market.

But only because their No1 o𓆉ption for 2025 has “declined”💝.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pedro Acosta w༺as the dream for🔜 the big bosses at Honda,  report.

But the rookie who has taken MotoGP by storm this season has made it clear that he⛎ won’t be ꦑmoving manufacturers next year.

The interest in Acosta from Hond🌳a dates back at least a year.

He became a key target for the Japanese manufacturer as a 🌱replacem💖ent for the outgoing Marc Marquez last season.

But, Acosta entered the premier class with KTM’s satellite project Tech3 GASGAS and he is 🔥tied long-term to th🐼e Austria-based brand.

Honda are nowhere near as competitive as KTM a🍌t the mome💛nt, but they do not lack the finances to relaunch their aspiration of returning to the top of MotoGP.

But, seemingly, despite the deep pockets at Honda (w👍hich were also not enough to convince Marq✅uez to stay), Acosta has no interest either.

Instead, Vinales enters the equation for Honda.

The in-form Aprilia 🥀rider finds himself in an interesting position as silly season ramps up.

He is out of contract with Aprilia at the end of this year, and recently watched on as the Italian manufacturer tried and failed to 🌳recruit Fabio Quartararo.

As Quartararo rejected them, Vinales won the Americas MotoGP to become the first rider post-2002 to win a grand prix for three ♐different brands.

He has also won consecutive sprint races, a🗹t Portimao and Texas.

So, Vinales’ value t🦄o Apriꦯlia may have never been higher than it is now, amid his red-hot form and their failure to lure Quartararo.

Interest from Honda ♓🥃could tempt Vinales, who has already represented Japanese brands Yamaha and Suzuki, if he is somehow unable to agree terms on a new deal with his existing team.

Vinales was not nece🅺ssarily expected to be a pivotal pla﷽yer in the 2025 rider market.

But, ahead of this weekend’s Spanish MotoGP 🌌at Jerez, he seems to have options on the table for his future.

Honda have Luca Marini (Repsol) and Johann Zarco (LCR) contracted for next year. But Joan Mir (Repsol) and Takaa༒ki Nakagami (LCR) have deals which expire this year.

T🐻he LCR team are also 🍰set to open talks with Honda to remain as a satellite team next year because their contract is also coming to an end.

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