The future of Pramac Racing rider Martin is possibly the key piece of the 2024 MotoGP rider market, af🧸ter whi𒁃ch other moves will fall into place.

His priority🦩 is to remain at Ducati but he has a contractual clause allowing him to exit if he receives a factory offer - Yamaha are longstanding admirers but may not be able🌠 to make him an enticing offer.

Martin was asked by ifꦗ his friend Espargaro could facilitate a move to Aprilia.

Martin insisted he did🍸n’t knoꦛw if that was possible, and added: “But the other day he told me that the Aprilia is a bike that he thinks I could adapt well to. 

“He says it is a bike with a lot of potential. It is being demonstrat🌳ed, it is not ju❀st words.

“Right now Iꦺ think they are at a very similar lev꧒el to the Ducati.”

▨Aprilia have Maverick Vinales and Espargaro contracteไd for next season, and plan to keep them both.

Espargaro, the oldest rider on the grid, has even insisted he could battle on beyond ▨2024.

Martin ♚was asked about Espargaro’s retirement plan, but said: “Well, I don't know. “That only he knows. The uncle has been saying that he retired ten years ago, but there he continues fighting.”

So,ꦫ has Martin received an official offer from Yama𒆙ha yet?

“I have no idea…”

But he k🍰nows that his preference is the factory Ducati seat.

“Yes. I have the option of going up to the officia꧟l team, just like I had last year,” he said.

“It's my priority because I want to be a factory rider, I wantꦚ to be able to develop the bike and, in the end, it's the only option. 

“Because having a factory bike doesn't mean th🦹at you can develop it, which is somewhat the case right now.”

But Ducati have no plans to꧙ replace Francesco Bagnaia or Enea Bastianini as their factory riders so Martin may face a tough decision.

Is there a deadline on that decision?

“For me it is too soon now,꧋” he said. “We have just started the championship, I am feeling strong and my priority is to be with the bike that suits me best. 

“And it is being the D🌱ucati. I am not considering, at t𒈔he moment, moving. 

“In other words, my priority is to be on an official ♎Ducati. 

“I will raise the options, but until the summer break I think it is impossible to think of a🌠ny movement.”

Will Ducati push Martin for a quicker decision?

▨“At the moment, nothing. In this case, it would be me who would squeeze.”

What will Ma💝rtin say if Ducat𓃲i ask him about hs plans?

“No, first they have to make the decision of the official ridಌer and then, it🗹 will be seen.”

And if Ducati stick with Bagnaia and Bastianini?

“Well, I have Pramac. That's it, it is w꧒hat it is.”