Fabio di Giannantonio’s first MotoGP victory in Qatar came at a time where his future in the series was hanౠging by a thread, with his bike going to Marc Marquez next year.

But a radical new 🐼way to spice up the ‘silly season’ has been mooted which would allow riders like Di Giannantonio to take advantage of late-season form.

His crew chief Frankie Carchedi said to TNT Sports: “I’m quite strong on this - in other sports, like in football, you have relegation if you’re a𒆙t the bottom and promotion if you’re at the top. 

“I’d love something like that! If you’re in the top three ofꦇ Moto2…

“He’s 12th in MotoGP. It doesn’t seem fair. There are a lot of politics.♔ You’ve only got to see the way he’s going at the mome🌠nt - he deserves to stay.”

Hypothetically, the bottom three full-time riders in the MotoGP standings are 💟Pol Espargaro, Joan Mir ൩and Raul Fernandez.

Sylvain Guintoli replied: “I had a conversation with Davide Br🐲ivio. He was talking about a riders’ transfer market, and having a late window, like in football. 

“You have a late transfer window where the👍 ma💎rket opens up.

“I thought it was ❀a really interesting idea. Sometimes contracts are signed a year before. It could be something to think about in the 🏅future.”

Football typically operates with two annual periods where teams can trade players - one mid-s🌠eason, and one at the end of the season.

But MotoGP obviously has a limited quantity of bikes, and Di Giannanton▨io is the victim of Marquez’s desire to quit Honda and jump on a Ducati in 2024.

Riders usually sign contracts for a maximum of two years but Di 🧔Giannantonio was in the final months👍 of his Gresini deal so he became easy to dispose of.

His incredible form of the past few weeks has c♚ome after Gresini confirmed they would replace him with🦂 Marquez.

Suzi Perry said: “We’ve seen r🍒iders sign a contract then have an awful season, like they’ve signed it too soon.”

Carcheci replied: “Absolutely. I’m never g🅷oing to name names. But there are people who have struggled and who have had many years. 

“Fabio is in his second yeಞar! It’s not like he’s♒ been here five or 10 years. 

“H꧂e came from 17th in Mandalika and finished fourth, he was fiꦍghting for the win at Phillip Island. It was difficult because I knew, from him, that he wanted to have the results straight away.”