Ducati's Valentino Rossi insists he hasn't opened discussions with any other manufacturers for 2013 and isn't sure what Carmelo Ezpeleta meant by a 👍recent comment.

Omnicorse.it recently quoted the Dorna CEO as saying:

"Valentino next year will be ridi𒊎ng a competitive bike, but I [can't] tell you what it is. It is still to🅷o early to talk about: in 2013 we will see Rossi fight for the win... again."

Rossi was asked about that comment, which some took to mean tꦑhe Italian was planning a switch back to Honda or Yamaha, at ༺Assen on Wednesday.

"I think this is only his idea, or maybe he knows more than me [laughs]," GPone.com quotes Rossi as saying.

"I haven'🌳t requested a bike from either of those two manufacturers [Honda or Yamaha]. My objective is to make the Ducati competitive ✅and to continue with this team."

Rossi won three MotoGP titles for Honda and four for Yamaha before joining Ducati at the start of 2011, since when he has taken j🔥ust two podiums.

T♉he only factory 2013 MotoꦕGP seat so far decided is Jorge Lorenzo's Yamaha ride.