Aragon WorldSBK: Michael Rinaldi: “I have received a lot of calls about my future, I have to decide soon”

On the way out of ꧟the Aruba.it Ducati team after it was announced that soon-to-be WorldSSP champion Nicolo Bulega will replace him, Rinaldi hཧas had no shortage of interest.
Three factory seats remain open, two of which are at Honda, while Axel Bassani is expected to fill the secon𓂃d factory ride at Kawasak🔯i.
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Rinaldi on the other hand 💃is rumoured to have been in talks with Honda and is seen as a main target for the Japanese brand𝓡.
Speaking about his future, Rinaldi said: "Actually, after the announcement that I won’t race for Ducati I received ꦺa lot of calls and that was super nice ✱to hear that teams want me.
"For sure, I’m looking to have something that is a good project, a good bike and a good pac♈kage to, first of all, be relaxed and finish races on top.
"But also, find something𒉰 that’s a challenge and that in some years I can achieve great res🔯ults.
"At the moment I haven’t decided my future but I think soon I have to. We will see what haℱppen💯s."
Rinaldi has also revealed that he feels very little pressure going into the remaining races with Ducati this season♉, but that his new mindset is something he wants to apply when riding under pressure going forward.
Rinaldi added: "Now I’m free. I’m free like I want so I can just ride the bike to enjoy what I do. I don’t care anymore about press🌜ure or stuff like that.
"I just try t🌱o enjoy it and if it’s possible to get a podium and have a fight like the one with Toprak in Race 1 [at Magny-Cours] then it’s ok.
"It’s a totally different mindset when you a♋ppr🌳oach a race and I will remind myself of that in the future to try and ride like that when you are under pressure.
"I will tr𒉰y to confirm the speed we showed in Magny-Cours t🍷his weekend and in the remaining races this year."