VR46 MotoGP rider Franco Morbidelli says he is “confident” his 2025 form is 🅘“assuring ourse☂lves the best situation” for next season as he looks for a new contract.

The three-time grand prix winner signed for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:VR46 Racing for the 2025 campaign in a move that was seen as something of a last chance ཧfor him after several tough years.

From the off, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Franco Morbidelli has been strong on th♉e Ducati GP24 and has score꧒d his first grand prix podiums since 2021 inside the first six rounds.

Currently, he is fourth in the standings ahead of factory-supported team-mate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Di Giannantonio ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix.

Morbidelli is out of contract♛ at the end of the year, with his VR46 seat linked to Pedro Acosta - though these tal꧅ks have gone quiet in recent weeks.

There are options else🦩where on the grid for 2026, with seats available at the factory Honda, LCR Honda and Pramac Yama🐎ha officially.

Franco Morbidelli on MotoGP rider market

When asked by in an exclusive interview ﷽on Thursday at Silverstone where talks had gotten to for next ye꧃ar, he said: “You can never be relaxed in this world. That’s for sure.

“What I learned, even if I try to stay relaxed, or everyb🧜ody sees me as a relaxed kind of person, I can assure you that I’m not.

“You cannot relax in this kind of world.

“Talking about riders market, this is the moment of the year where everybody starts t🅘o take into consideration🐬 the best chances that they can get.

“And under this point of view, I’m quite confident that me and my team will take the best chance for performing in the best way, because according to the performance we had at the൲ beginning of this season, we were good enough to have one of the top spots for assuring ourselves the best situation.

“So, we wi꧟ll discuss about it together for sure and we 💜will decide on the best situation for sure.”

The rider market for 2026 has been✤ plunged into deeper intrigue in recent weeks following a bombshell report that Jorge Martin is looking to leave Aprilia.

The Italian marque issued a stateꦦment on T🍒hursday essentially denying this, noting that no discussions had taken place about altering the terms of Martin’s contract and that the deal in place to the end of 2026 must be honoured.