Bologna, 12 June 2024 – Aleix’s retirement EspargaroJorge’s arrival Martin but also the possible farewell of Maverick Viñales. The Aprilia summer market is in full swing and, after closing for the vice world champion now in Pramac, there may be a need to find a second rider if Vinales decides to go elsewhere. The situation is fluid, because in the first months of the year Vinales’ first option was to stay, but now interesting scenarios could emerge, including one in Pramac if the team remained a Ducati satellite.
Vinales: “I evaluate all opportunities”
Mavericks Viñales he would have liked to reach a contract renewal already at the beginning of the season, but Aprilia remained cautious and now we have reached June with an open situation. Rivola wants to continue with the Spaniard, but Maverick is looking around after Martin’s arrival. It is not so much a problem of internal competition as of opportunities on the market. In the first months of the year Viñales he said he was in favor of staying: “I don’t have a contract for next year, but obviously there is a lot of interest in continuing. There was an opportunity to close a deal after Qatar, but they wanted to wait” Vinales’ statements to Motorsport.com in recent weeks. Now the situation is slightly different and the GpOne colleagues illustrated it on the sidelines of the Aprilia All Stars in Misano. “The arrival of Martin it opened my eyes to look around, there are opportunities out there that need to be carefully evaluated – Vinales’ words which hint at the possibility of moving towards other shores. And what could they be? Aeneas Bastianini went to KTM, the Italian rider was an option for Aprilia before tacking on Martin, but the real domino effect will be launched by Prima Pramac who will have to decide on its future. Today it is a Ducati satellite team, with an updated bike, but the possibility of going in is on the table Yamaha, with the three tuning forks eager to have four bikes back on the grid. If Pramac remained in Ducati Vinales would see the possibility of riding a very competitive bike, and in the team that finished second last year behind Bagnaia and is now leader with Martin, while if there was a move to Yamaha the track would go colder. First because Yamaha e Viñales they didn’t leave each other well, secondly because the M1 is still less competitive than a Desmosedici and an Aprilia. A remote possibility could also lead towards Honda, which must totally re-establish itself, but the competitiveness of the golden wing remains to be discovered and for now there is no light at the end of the tunnel. The ball is in the hands of Rivola and Vinales, with still the possibility of continuing together. Read also – Espargaro the key for Martin in Aprilia: “Happy that he is riding my bike”
