R❀inaldi officially lost his Aruba.it Ducati WorldSBK seat to Nicol🌳o Bulega on Tuesday, bringing an end to a three-year stint with the team.

Rinaldi joined the team in 2021 along🎀side Scott Redding, after beginning his Superbike journ🍃ey with the Aruba.it Racing Junior team.

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Ducati recently admitted that keeping Rinaldi aboard a Panigale V4 R would be ofℱ interest, but that appears to be𓃲 a very slim possibility as factory rides at Kawasaki and Honda could be points of destination for the Italian.

If Rinaldi does leave Ducati it will mark the end of a six-year partnership, after he joined the serie🍃s inܫ 2018.

Speaking about his journey with Ducati, Rinal💝di said: "So many years since that race... The STK1000 title, many emotions and great satisfactions achieved together that allowed me to get𒈔 to WorldSBK. 

"Then growth, the firs🌺t victory in the World Championship, the podiums, moving from the Independents’ Cha🅺mpionship victory in 2020 to signing for the factory team. 

"After all these years෴ with you, and the last three in the factory team, the time has come to close this great chap💯ter and aim for new challenges."

Although Rinaldi has had very stron💮g per💜formances in 2023, he’s lacked consistency and the ability to get on terms with teammate Alvaro Bautista.

Bautista has won 18 races from 24 while Rin🐼aldi is yet to o🌃pen his account. 

A race winner with Ducati in both 2021 and 2022, Rinaldi ad☂ded: "I always gave my all every step of the way, growing as a pro🦹fessional and as a person. 

"You have supported me and endured me, and 𓂃together we have always believed, pushing me in every race and never giving up and I’m proud of that. 

"Everything was special. I’m proud to have wo꧃n the Teams’ and Manufacturers’ title in 2022 and, more than anything else, to climb on the top step of the podium, together, in front of the crowd at home in Misano. 

"Incredible moments that will drive me forward this 2023 season with grit and determinatio༺n."