Morbidelli endured his worst season in MotoGP last year which inevitably brought about rumours of 2021 WorldSBK champion Razgatlioglu possibly replacing him.

But even though Lin Jarvis, Team Principal of the Monster Energy Yamaha Team, admitted they should have offered 168澳洲幸运5官🦄方开奖结果历史:Morbidelli’s seat to Razgatlioglu in 2021, the Italian has remained put alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo for what will ♊be their second season together at the factory team, fourth in total after spending💎 two years as teammates at Petronas Yamaha - which is now RNF Aprilia. 

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Morbidelli is unlikely to get away with a similar season in terms of results if he wants to remain with Yamaha, however, the former runner-up to Joan Mir🧜 has stated that rumours o🍸f Razgatlioglu replacing him were never of ‘any real danger’. 

Speaking to , Morbidelli said: "I've read a few comments on the internet and on social medi﷽a, I happen to do it every now and then. But I don't think there was ever any real danger that Toprak would come in my place. 

"It has never been mentioned to me by anyo♛ne. It was certainly the comment and desire of some Yamaha fans, because they didn't see any performance from me and at the same time they saw it from him in Superbike. It's an understandable feeling."

Wꦓhile the level of performance between Morbidelli and team-mate Quartararo could not have been any larger last season, the 2017 Moto2 champion has remained highly motivated based on the resultဣs the French rider was achieving.

"Many things have helped me to remain highly motivated: first of all my teammate, Quartararo, wh💃o has always managed to get the best out of the bike by offering truly extraordinary performances," added Morbidelli. 

"And then the same awa💃reness of what I can give an𒉰d what I still can't do with this Yamaha. 

"What I couldn't give was even clearer to me when I was even more strugglingꦓ. The rest is taken care of by my friends, the people I have by my side, they are all of grea﷽t help."

Although Morbidelli’s🤪 results remained lacklustre towards the end of 2022, there were clear signs that he was unlocking more and more potential🐎 from his M1.

Something that could play against Yamaha though, is t𓆉he fact they wi🌺ll only run two bikes on the grid after RNF switched to Aprilia.

Less data between riders could put them on the backfoot compared to Ducati, Aprilia and others, although Morbidelli is not worried about the Japanese brand’s de🎀cision to go forward with two bikes. 

Asked if he’s worried, Morbidelli added: "No, 🍸I'm less worri💫ed than I was in mid-2022. I feel I've found a good connection with this M1, I feel I can have my say a little more. Before, perhaps, even this fact could have worried me."