Fabio di Giannantonio sets his sights on last-gasp chance to stay in MotoGP

Di Giannantonio’s Gresini Ducati seat has been talk of the town for several weeks and, at the Indonesian♚ MotoGP this 🐈weekend, it has been confirmed that he will be replaced by Marc Marquez in 2024.
The only vacant seat in the 2024 MotoGP ri🅷der line-up is now the Repsol Honda that Marꦛquez leaves behind.
“Let’s see. At the moment, I still don’t know,” Di Giannantonio said in Mandalika about his ow𒉰n hop🤪es of landing the last-gasp chance to remain in the premier class.
“My staff are working on my future. We a🏅re trying to understand the best option for next year.
“There are options in MotoGP. We are trying to find a seat in MotoGP, that’s the main goal at theꦏ𝓡 moment.
“Honda has a place. For sure, it’s one of the most historic and iconic 🎶teams in MotoGP.
“It would be an amazing option for me.
“Even if, at the moment, the bike seems that it’s not at 100%, they are struggling, Honda is a huge factory wiဣth all the competence to make progress.
“For sure, they will come back.
“Why not be the guy at the top of this proౠject? It’s somet👍hing I would be proud of.”
Maverick Vinales and 🐭Miguel Oliveira responded to rumours that they are Honda’s priority option💟s for the vacant seats.
Johann Zarco, who will join LCR Honda in 2024, has also mentioned the possibility꧋ h🥂e could instead go straight to Repsol Honda.
- Oliveira: Repsol Honda? “Just an approach💯, anything possible”
- Zarc♔o: Takinꦛg over from Marquez at Repsol Honda “would make sense, but…”
Di Giannantonio said about his own minor role in the Marquez drama: “In MotoGP you have to prove your worth every time you go on track, in every practice. It’s not that, in this moment, I must prove it🗹 more.
“Maybe for you, this is new! It’s the breaking news of the moment.🔯 I knew about this for a long ✱time.
“It’s a🍬 situation which creates pr🐟essure, but I like pressure.”
A switch back to Moto2 looms for Di Giannantonio if he cannot snare t🙈he final Hon🅰da seat.
He is 16th in the MotoGP standings headin▨g into the Indonesian round.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Spo🥂rts for a decไade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.