“Let’s see if we’ll finally get an Italian on an Italian bike, or not.” Those were the words of Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola during the Catalunya MotoGP round.

But which Italian was he talking about?

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Enea Bastianini, expected to lose💛 his factory Du🥂cati seat to Jorge Martin or Marc Marquez, has long been linked with a switch to Aprilia.

But Aleix Espargaro, whose factory RS-GP seat is officially up for grabs after announcing his retirement at the end of this season, praised VR46’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marco Bezzecchi when quizzed at Mugello on Thursday.

quotes Espargaro as saying Bastianini is "a fast rider" who would fit the bill, before adding: “I also like Bezzecchi, I think as an Italian, alꦦso Marco is strong.

“He has also still hunger, because he didn't win so much yet in MotoGP be﷽cause he's very young. 

"So yeah, both options can be very in🌱teresting and I think an Italian rider with Aprilia can also be beautif🔜ul.”

Bezzecc☂hi, third in last year’s world championship wit🔴h three wins but only on the podium once so far this season, responded:

"Of course, it's fantastic to be mentioned in a proj🐻ect like that.

“First of all because💧 my ambition, like every MotoGP rider, is to become🐻 a factory rider.

"But of course I'm trying to look aroundꦕ, trying to see all the possibilities that I have to see for my future."

Meanwhile, Maverick Vinales, Espargaro's current team-mate, is yet to sign for 2025 and has been 𝓀lin𒁏ked with Repsol Honda. 

However, the Spaniard appeared to play🌼 down such a switch by saying his decision🙈 will be about 'pure performance'.

"What I think is that I need to find𝔉 my maximum potential. Do you think there [Honda] I can find my maximum potential? It's difficult. I don't s🌳ee it.

"Maybe in the future, I don't know, right now it's complicated to think about th𓆏at. 

💃"But I think really my decision will be just pure performance and trying to really accomplish what I🌠'm doing here."

Espargaro's 2025 plans also rema💦in unclear. The triple MotoGP race winner wants a test and wild-card role but surprised by revealing it probably won't be with Apriliaജ.