Miguel Oliveira’s path to a factory Aprilia seat blocked by Aleix Espargaro but “never say never” says Massimo Rivola

The possibility of an unexpected space has been left open by Aprilia, even if their intention is to respect the contracts in place for current duo 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Maverick Vinales.
The situation stems around Espargaro, MotoGP’s oldest rider t♑his season at 33 years old, and whether he will want to stick around for the final year of his contract.
Oliveira 💞has joined Aprilia’s customer team RNF ꧃this year, having left KTM at the end of 2022 when they wanted him to join their Tech3 satellite line-up.
"Miguel knows that Aleix and Maverick are under contract with Aprꦍilia for two more years," Aprilia race director Massimo Rivola told .
But the door was left open when Rivola said🤪: "We always emphasise: Never say nev𒈔er in life.
“For exampl🌼e, we saw what can happen with Maverick with♏ Yamaha in 2021.

“But our goal is to respect our plan. For example, if Aleix wants to quit a🏅fter ෴two years and maybe concentrate on his passion for road cycling, there is a free seat."
Vinales left Yamaha midway through 2021, a bitter relationship halted in extraordinary circu🧔mstances when the rider was suspended for deliberately trying to damage his engine. He left the team before the end of the year.
Aprilia’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2024 MotoGP rider line-up may include Espargaro and Vinale🧸s unless anything surpri🎐singly changes, but Oliveira could profit next year from a factory bike with the RNF team.
Oliveira won two races last season, both in 🍒wet condi꧅tions. He is contracted by Aprilia for 2023 and 2024 - the same duration as Vinales and Espargaro.

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