But the experienced Spaniard, who will switch to KTM testing and wild-card dutie🍃s next season, admitted he found it harder to digest that the Austrian manufacturer wasn’t al🌟lowed a fifth bike when there are currently eight Ducatis.

“I understand that the Pierer Mobility Group wanted more bik𓆉es on the track, but it's not as easy,” said Espargaro, whose full-time MotoGP career will come to an end, or at least a pau꧟se, after next month’s Valencia finale.

“You cannot expect whatever you want, you are going to get. There is a 🐭process [to get more grid places] and you need to go through the process.

“[But] if you ask me personally, for sure the Pierer Mobility Gr✨oup deserve more seats in the catego🙈ry.

“Because the൩re is another manufacturer that has eight bikes on the track, which is now the best manufacturer at the moment. And I think it's due to those eight b🉐ikes on the track.

“And it's not fair also for the other manufacturers, and for all the riders, bec♔ause actually, the championship wou♊ld change quite a lot if some of the Ducati guys would be on another bike.

“So thinking like that, I believe that if the Pierer Mobility Group would have🤡 another seat, it would be fair.

“But I understand that from the 𓂃championship point of view, to not allow any other manufacturer to be in the position that Ducati is now because they have an advantage, I believe is fair also.”

MotoGPꩵ insists that the two grid places vacated by Suzuki can only be filled by a new manufacturer. The current 22 seats are split: 8 for Ducati, 4 each for Honda, Aprilia and KTM, plus 2 for Yamaha.