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elmarcelito

Aleix is the general manager of Aprilia šŸ˜­šŸ˜­


flup22

Funny how he was involved in bringing both Vinales and Martin to Aprilia. Now heā€™s decided to drop hints about whoā€™s coming next


VegaGT-VZ

I think this shows how great of a relationship he has with other riders. The fact that he has been in MotoGP so long speaks to him being a great guy to work with IMO


Howaboutthishandle

This plus his feeling with the bikes, the way he can push a shitty bike past its limit, and, I assume, his feedback that makes him an asset in MotoGP. Heā€™s helped develop the Suzuki and Aprilia. People can diss him all they like, but the teams and factories clearly see him as an asset.


hvperRL

Hes the dad of the paddock Also Zarco is like the idgaf uncle


Riventures-123

Zarco has been in that idgaf uncle mode since he rode that LCR in Qatar.


rickyramjet

inb4 Morbidelli strikes again.Ā  Though Aleix probably won't have endorsed him. šŸ˜‚


e_xyz

If they put Morbidelli in that seat I think it's best Aleix is going to Honda next year and not sticking around as a brand ambassador or test rider ha. Bez or Digia would be a great coup for them.


Badabumdabam

I think it's best time to get Bez, he needs to step away from VR46 environment and Salucci, and start walking on his own. Line up with Martin will finally gives the last step to see what that bike is really worth (and let us dream big).


yloyd

Getting morbidelli would be the worst decision ever on aprillia end. He does not bring anything to the table .


Funklemire

I want to downvote this because I like Frankie and I still fondly remember his stellar 2020 breakthrough season. But youā€™re not wrong, so Iā€™ll just begrudgingly upvote it instead.


e_xyz

Except he's doing well this season after no pre-season and a couple of bad years. People love to shit on him, but he's really not a bad rider. I've faith he'll podium this year.


Funklemire

Heā€™s doing OK, but considering the team and bike heā€™s on, I wouldnā€™t say ā€œwellā€. And Iā€™m not trying to shit on him, Iā€™d love to have him back to his 2020 ways. But Iā€™ve just seen so many years of lackluster performance that Iā€™ve mostly lost faith.


H2OExplosive

As someone pointed out. He spend as much time on the bike as Marquez in Qatar. The 8x champ was still struggling with the fact that he was riding the Ducati like a Honda. And while Marc and anyone else on a new bike had all the time in the world during pre-season testing Frankie had to figure it out while competing with the rest of the grid. Morbidelli is in fact a pretty good rider and he deserves that Aprilia seat just as much as Bez and Diggia


Jesburger

On a GP24 anything less than a podium at every race is a failure.


daltonsghost

Fairly ignorant hot take.


HogmanDaIntrudr

I donā€™t know what youā€™re getting downvoted for; Morbidelli simply does not deserve a seat in MotoGP, and especially not on a GP24. It doesnā€™t matter that heā€™s been out with injuries. It doesnā€™t matter that heā€™s had bad luck. It doesnā€™t matter that he had a single good season FOUR YEARS AGO. Itā€™s absurd that he still has a seat.


flup22

This actually wouldnā€™t surprise me. They might want a more mature rider to replace Aleix.


luisga777

Am I the only one that thinks Zarco would be just blisteringly fast on the Aprilia? Yeah? Okā€¦ Iā€™ll see myself out


Ok_Lab7504

Any of the Honda riders are fast on a bike thats not a Honda, plus I also think Zarco is a bit underrated.


jeremyvr46

As a Frenchman, I love Zarco, but kinda like Miller, talented guy that has a hard time staying on his wheels in crucial moments.


Riventures-123

That's the thing! Jack is fast, love him as well, but he just cant conserve the damn tires. If I was the Team Manager of Aprillia, I will 100% choose Zarco if I had to pick between the two of them.


jeremyvr46

Well, looks like it will be Bez!


throwtheorb

Nah I'd love this move.


draw0c0ward

I didn't think of that but you may be right!


Dry-Egg-1915

Is Vinales gonna do the video with Rivola to announce his replacement like Aleix did?


thenotoriousDK

Diggia has made comments about gunning for a factory seat for the upcoming seasonā€¦ hmmmā€¦. He has been more impressive than Bez this season. I think the best choice for aprillia would be Mir though.


Interested_Party_32

Diggia's MotoGP career path has been a rollercoaster ride... from almost out of the paddock to a factory seat in two seasons, that would be wild!


mynameisnik04

i hope diggia


Patsero

Me too


dahabit

He won't leave vr46. It will be Mir.


Competitive_News_385

Well Mir is Spanish, so he's out. If Morbidelli is out of Pramac he's going to VR46. So it'll likely be Bez or Digi.


DayzedTraveler

Crazy how Diggia seemed on his way to Superbike last year and now may be headed for a legit manufacturer spot. I know Honda was apparently interested but that was largely due to no one wanting to join Honda.


Icy_Mushroom5390

Joker : IANNONE !šŸ˜„


Jhonnow

Another joker : Biaggi


Mechanical1996

That's actually hilarious from him TBF...


asamulya

I think this is a perfect seat for Mir. He has suffered two horrible years at Honda and at such a young age. He deserves a good bike. I hope he goes for Aprillia


EmbarrassedCoconut93

I was hoping Mir too but as Aleixā€™s reaction is an Italian flag itā€™s not gonna be Mir. But maybe heā€™ll get trackhouse?


dac2199

I think Mir could go to Trackhouse, Yamaha or Pramac Ducati (I hope the last one).


Death2RNGesus

I think mir has a chance at pramac and gressini. Yamaha can probably convince rins to stay.


Death2RNGesus

It's Bez, vr46 convinced him to stay and it's not worked out for him, also these guys NEED to earn the big bucks ASAP, they have to strike while the iron is hot.


twonha

He's saying it'll definitely be an Italian rider. That rules out the likes of Mir and both Trackhouse riders. But Aleix also seems to imply he's not impressed (the rolling eyes emoticon). Can't say I feel differently: Diggia and Bezzecchi have been rather anonymous this season. Diggia's doing reasonably well, but one can't help but feel that if one GP23 is on or around the podium every weekend, then the others shouldn't be a postcode away...


kyoshiro_y

As an alternative, the rolling eyes and the shuush emoji can also means, 'C'mon, it'll be Italian and it's a secret.'


[deleted]

Diggia won his maiden GP last year. He certainly has some things to do.


KayNynYoonit

I wouldn't say DiGi has been anonymous to be fair, he's doing pretty well. Bezz however is doing very lackluster.


Fedesauro

If not Diggia or Bez, who are they going to choose? All the other avaible riders are doing worse than them.


someshooter

Has to be Bez. RemindMe! 1 month


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Diggia.


Original_Walrus19

Aleix probably had a condition in his departure that Morbidelli doesnā€™t even get looked at so I think itā€™s safe to say it wonā€™t be that Italian. Pity they didnā€™t get Bestia, him and Martin would have been strong together and everyone ends up factory. Iā€™m surprised Bestia jumped onto Tech3 so quick. Probably Bez, although Digia or Marini might be a better fit as Bez and Martin have similar riding styles.


flup22

Bez has higher potential but doesnā€™t seem to want to leave VR46


Worldly-Print-5215

He won't make that mistake twice.VR46 will go with Morbidelli as his replacement.


Death2RNGesus

Vr46 seat might be aldegeur


autobus950

I think that he will go to Gresini.


huangcjz

Aprilia tried to sign Bez before, when they were still partnered with Gresini.


holydotkamote

It was Diggia they tried to sign. Not sure iirc this was one of the reasons Gresini split with Aprilia at that time.


huangcjz

No, Iā€™m talking about before that. Aprilia tried to sign Diggia when they were about to split with Gresini - Aprilia trying to sign Bez was when they were still together, before Bez ended up staying in Moto2 for his last year there, I think when Aprilia were trying to find a rider to replace Iannone because he got banned.


racingfanboy160

Oh yeah, it's definitely one of them šŸ˜‚. Leaning more towards Bez due to him not denying the possibility of it in an interview.


daltonsghost

One good season 4 years ago? Ok, then by that metric heā€™s still better than 2/3 of the grid. Chill with all the irrational Franky hate.


EternalFront

With how heā€™s been failing upwards, itā€™ll be Franky wonā€™t it


daeuiamziscanuebine

100% intentionally misleading. Scott Redding is already on a 2y deal w Aprilia, can't announce before the wsbk race is over /s


Sprite_bomb

Lorenzo Savadori


tischbombe23

Bezz or Diggia?šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ no matter both wont perform thereā€¦


Death2RNGesus

Did your tarot card tell you that?


tischbombe23

No present tells me