Franco Morbidelli to confirm ‘24 seat, strengthening Valentino Rossi’s bond with Ducati

Morbidelli is set to sign for Pramac Racing, completing a crucial part of the 2024 MotoGP rider line-up🍸 puzzle, r🧜eport.
And his move from Yamaha to Ducati will mean that all four of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valentino Rossi’🍎s VR46 Academy graduates on the current MotoGP grid will be tied to the dominant Italian manufacturer.
That will have a bi🦹g knock-on effect for the future of Rossi’s Mooney VR46 team.
They are contracted to Ducati for 2024 but have alr♒eady opened negotiations to extend their stay longer, the report states.
Dorna, however, reportedly want to push VR46 towards becoming a Yamaha satellite team, in ordꦑer to reduce Ducati’s bikes 💯from eight to six.
But Morbide༺lli’s switch from Yamaha to Ducati will now strengthen the bon🧔d between Rossi and Ducati.

Rossi remains a brand ambassador for Yamaha, the team where his legendary caree⛎r enjoyed the most succes꧅s, but professionally he is now benefiting from Ducati where, as a rider, he notoriously failed.
Morbidelli lost his ride for next year with Yamaha when theyꦿ opted to ditch him in favour of Alex Rins𒈔.
Johann Zarco, in turn, opted to leave P🐼ramac to replace Rins at LCR Honda.
Marco Bezzecchi then rejectꦐed Pramac to stay with Rossi’s Mooney VR46, creating an opening on a 2024-spec Desmosedici next year.
Mo𓂃rbidelli now looks likely to become the beneficiary of the best bike on the grid.

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