Following Marc Marquez’s determination to give up Honda in favour of Gresini Ducati for the 2024 season, Oliveira emerged as HRC’s most well-liked choice to exchange him.
The RNF rider is contracted to Aprilia for subsequent 12 months, however had an choice in his contract that allowed him to depart if a manufacturing unit group provided him a deal.
Oliveira was taken off the board in latest weeks, nonetheless, as Honda solely wished to supply a one-year deal to maintain its choices open for 2025 when most manufacturing unit riders are out of contract.
Requested by Motorsport.com on Friday on the Malaysian Grand Prix if he was dissatisfied by this method, the Portuguese replied: “No, it’s not disappointing.
“It’s a enterprise, they search for alternatives, so can we.
“Typically our expectations possibly don’t match what is obtainable, and likewise it’s doable for a producer to get. So, I’m not dissatisfied, no.”
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Miguel Oliveira, RNF MotoGP Racing
Increasing on the topic, he added: “It’s that they need a rider to go there for one 12 months, and I believe these days it’s too dangerous to do it.
“Even being the most important producer on the planet with all of the financial and almost certainly additionally human capability to construct up a motorbike and make a powerful group, I’d say as a rider that’s breaking a relationship with one producer to go to a different with out this assure of the long run, I believe it’s fairly tough.”
Oliveira additionally famous that his determination was partly motivated by the very fact he could possibly be within the body to step as much as the manufacturing unit Aprilia squad in 2025.
“Precisely. , each rider breaks this two-year contract cycle subsequent 12 months [at the end of 2024], so anyway every thing might be open.
“I simply don’t see how it might be doable to danger that a lot with out ensures of constant. I believe it’s fairly onerous.”
Oliveira’s former KTM stablemate Pol Espargaro emerged on Friday as a doable choice for Honda for subsequent 12 months, however confirmed that he’ll stay as a check rider for the Austrian marque.
Manufacturing unit Aprilia rider Maverick Vinales was additionally an choice for Honda, however he says his “dedication is to Aprilia”.
Commenting on this, he mentioned: “I’ve to say that is very nice to right here and that is one thing good.
“Additionally, I need Aprilia to listen to this – they should push if they need me. It’s at all times nice that Honda, for instance, an amazing model, thinks about you. It means you might be doing a great job.
“However my dedication, I say many occasions, is to Aprilia. I’ve a contract for 2024. For the long run I don’t know, every thing can occur.”
