Ducati Star Practically Confirms Staying With His Current Team In 2024
Categories: MotoGP
For MotoGP, the summer break marks the start of the 2023 silly season, with riders and teams scouting new options. One Ducati star practically confirms his stay.
Not even halfway through the 2023 season, the first hot contract phase starts for managers, teams, and riders. During the summer break, there is plenty of time to explore new options or renew existing contracts.
With an eye on the 2024 grid, there are still some important decisions to be made for many MotoGP teams and riders.
After the Dutch Grand Prix, one of the series’ hottest items takes the heat off rumors he could make a switch for 2024 and practically confirms his stay with his current team.
Despite a brief period of weakness at the start of the season, rumors didn’t take long to surface that Jorge Martin could be on the verge of a move to Yamaha.
Franco Morbidelli, who is at a crossroads in MotoGP, is said to be ready to leave the struggling manufacturer. After Toprak Razgatlioglu announced his departure from the Japanese, all eyes fell on Jorge Martin.
But while the Spaniard initially said he was “open to anything” in the future, after the Dutch Grand Prix and a very successful first half of the season, he virtually confirms his intention to stay with the Pramac Ducati team.
“I am happy where I am. I don’t see any reason for a change,” Martin said on the sidelines at Assen.
“I have a factory bike, I have an incredible team that is pushing hard for me and I feel that this should continue in 2024,” said the Spaniard.
Martin has a buy-out clause in his current contract with Ducati, which allows him to opt out after 2023. However, rather than leaving the best manufacturer in MotoGP, he is targeting the factory Ducati seat for 2025.
