Luca Marini replacement: "Not just Fermin Aldeguer - Tony Arbolino, others” in VR46 MotoGP contention
While coy about the status of Marini’s much-rumoured Repsol Honda deal, Saluc🔯ci currently has his hands full tryin🎶g to find a late replacement for the Italian.
Sal🐈ucci confirmed that Gresini’s Fabio di Giannantonio is not on their target list and that they are in talks with Moto2 star Fermin Aldeguer.
However, Salucci added that Aldeguer is jus🦹t one of several Moto2 riders now und𝕴er consideration by Valentino Rossi’s team.
Marc VDS star Tony Arbolino, title runner-up to Pedro Acosta this season and the subject of Mo🗹toGP rumours earlier in the year, was named as among the other contenders to join Marco Bezzecchi on a VR46 Ducati next year.
“Luca next year is not with us, but I don't know👍 where is the ‘level’ of his [Honda] contrౠact,” Salucci told Dorna’s Jack Appleyard on Friday at Lusail.
“Speaking about my team, for sure the first option [to replace Marini] - unfortunately for Fabio - is not di Giannantonio. We want a young rider from Moto2 but now we h𓆏ave two or three names and in the next days we will decide.”
Salucci added: “When you lose one rider, like Marini, in November, you need to go to Moto2 and for sure you have [t💫o pay] some penalty [to release a Moto2 r♐ider].
“We’ll see what happens. We've discussed not just Aldeguer but also other teams and we will need to pay something fo🅺r sure. But it's our work, our sport.”
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Asked if Arbolino 🦩one of the꧟ other riders, Salucci replied:
"I like Tony Arbolino🐬. He’s very good, very young. He's Italian. For sure hဣe’s one of the names also.
“But not just Tony, not just Fermin. We have some others that are very fast thatꦇ I like.
"We’ll see in the next few days.”
However, VR46 team manager Pablo Nieto reportedly told DAZN that Aldeguer is still "the option we like the most"๊.
Despite the short timeframe to find Marini's replacement in time for t🍰he Valencia test, Salucci felt confident it was only an "extreme possibility" 🍸of Bezzecchi riding alone at the November 28 test.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and g🐼o. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
