VR46 team principal Alessio “Uccio” Salucci wants to sort out the future of the team in the next two weeks, before the start of the 2024 MotoGP season. The contracts of riders Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio, as well as the leasing contract with Ducati, expire at the end of the season. Given the trend expressed by the Italian, Yamaha can prepare for a big disappointment...
The team of Valentino Rossi presented the new design of the Ducati Desmosedici GP23 with a new main sponsor, Pertamina Enduro under the Indonesian flag. The director Uccio Salucci now aims to extend the contract with Ducati for the 2025 and 2026 seasons, and he hopes to close the deal before the start of the season at Qatar.
« My dream is to sign the contract before the start of the season in Qatar ", said Salucci. " We want to approach the season calmly and prepare ourselves perfectly ».
Uccio Salucci: “ I am clearly focusing on Ducati »
Currently, VR46 use the machines Ducati from last year and Uccio is looking to get the latest Desmosedici to stay competitive. Although Yamaha is also an option, the Doctor's right arm clearly expresses his wish to continue with Ducati : " we have to sign the contract with Ducati. We have an option for 2025 and 2026 with Ducati ", declared 'Uccio' to motogp.com. " The next 10 to 15 days will be really crucial for what happens in the next few years. My focus is clearly on Ducati ».
Discussions on the team's future are expected to continue during the Sepang test which will take place from February 6 to 8. There are still six weeks left before the start of the season at Qatar. Six weeks during which Uccio Salucci wants to clarify the future of the team, but with, it seems, only Ducati. Coat of arms Yamaha should therefore not even have the chance to present its new M1 copy to convince its ambassador Valentino Rossi to reconnect in the box with him. And it would be a hard blow for Lynn Jarvis.
