Official: Luca Marini stays at VR46 for 2024 - but Ducati still have free seats

His confirmation is another key piece of the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2024 MotoGP rider line-up which raises questions about the rest.
Ma﷽rini's retention by VR46 - the team that belongs to his brother Valentino Rossi - was expected but, until the San Ma🎀rino MotoGP, was not finalised.
It removes Marini from the conversation about the vacant Pramac Racing seat, ꦕwhich Johann Zarco will leave behind to join LCR Honda🐠.
Franco Morbidelli is the outstanding and likeliest candidate for Pramac. He🐓 has lost his seat at Yamaha.
Fabio di Giannantoni𓂃o is also 🌺expected to lose his Gresini ride, freeing up a second Ducati for 2024.
Marini, thou🐈gh, will remain alongside Marco Bezzecchi, who rejected Pramac to stඣick with VR46, in Rossi's team for next year.
This is Marini's third year in the premier cl♎ass. He achieved a career-best result at the Grand Prix of the Americas in Texas, finishing second.
VR46 have enjoyed a breakthrough season this year largely thanks to Marini's teammate Be🧸zzecchi who has won two grands prix (the first for the team).
Bezzecchi establishing himself as a🅠 title contender should act as inspiration for Marini to r♐eplicate his feats next year.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything fromಞ American sports, to football, to F1.