VR46 have one factory Ducati bike, which is currently Fabio di Giannantonio\u2019s, and he is contracted for next year. But Morbidelli, who rides a year-old version, is out of contract this year so there is a vacancy to ride a Ducati.<\/p>\n
\u201cI honestly don\u2019t know what the future holds for me,\u201d admitted Morbidelli to\u00a0GPOne\u00a0before the Czech MotoGP<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cCertainly the time to say goodbye to the sport is far away and I would like to end up here in MotoGP, because it would mean having maintained a high level as a rider and professionalism.<\/p>\n \u201cBy this I don\u2019t want to say that World Superbike Championship is a \u2018B series\u2019, but riders are required to have a different way of being that I know, since I come from that paddock, but that I am no longer used to.\u201d<\/p>\n Acosta has been routinely mentioned as a future VR46 <\/a>rider, and the team have regularly failed to slam the door shut on him.<\/p>\n However, Salucci claims they are keen on tying Morbidelli into a fresh agreement.<\/p>\n “I don’t hide the fact that at some point we spoke with Acosta, we listened,\u201d Salucci told Sky Italia.<\/p>\n \u201cThere were a lot of rumours in the paddock, we had a chat because you can’t help but listen to someone like Pedro. That said, it goes a long way from there to come and race with us.<\/p>\n \u201c[After the Czech MotoGP] we will start talking to Morbidelli’s management about his future next year with us. Let’s start having a chat and we will update you shortly.<\/p>\n \u201cWe like Franco, let’s try to find an agreement.\u00a0With Acosta it was a chat, a coffee…”<\/p>\n Franco Morbidelli claims rider market rumours ‘are fun’ Franco Morbidelli<\/p>\n![\"Franco](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gng_1242857_hires.jpg\")
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