“Let’s see if we’ll finally get an Italian on an Italian bike, or not.” Those were the words of Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola during the Catalunya MotoGP round.

But which Italian was he talking about?

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Enea Bastianini, expected to lose his factory Ducati s🔯eat to Jorge Martin or Marc Marquez, has long been linked with a switch to Aprilia.

But Aleix Espargaro, whose factory RS-GP seat is officially up for grabs after announcing his retirement at the end of this season, praised VR46’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marco Bezzecchi when quizzed at Mugello on Thursday.

quotes Espargaro as saying Bastianini is "a fast rider" who would fit the bill, before adding: “I al🐭so like Bezzecchi, I think as an Italian, also Marco i🐈s strong.

“He has also still hunger, because he didn't win so much yet in MotoGP because he's very young.𝓡 

"So yeah, both options can ♍be very interesting and I think an Italian rider with Aprilia can also be beautiful.”

Bezzecchi, third in last year’s world championship with three wins 🧜but only on the podium once so far this season, responded:

"Of cours🍃e, it's fantastic to be mentioned in a project like t🐻hat.

“First of all because mಞy ambition, like every MotoGP rider, is to become a fac𓂃tory rider.

"But of course I'm trying to look around, trying to see all the posꦛsibilities𓆉 that I have to see for my future."

Meanwhile, Maverick Vinales, Espargaro's current te🅷am-mate, is yet to sign for 2025 and has been linked with Repsol Honda. 

However, the Spaniard appeared to play down such a switch by sa🔯ying h🃏is decision will be about 'pure performance'.

"What I think is that I need to find my maximum potentia💞l. Do you think there [Honda] I c✤an find my maximum potential? It's difficult. I don't see it.

"Maybe in the future, I don't know, right now it's complicated t🌟o thin꧃k about that. 

"But I think really my decision will be just pure performance and trying to rea𒁏lly accomplish what I'm doing here."

Espargaro's 2025 plans also remain unclear. The triple MotoGP𝓀 race winner wants a test and wild-card role but surprised by revealing it probably won't be with Ap♏rilia.