Michael Ruben Rinaldi looks set for a World Superbike reprieve with the Motocorsa Ducati squad, after losing out on a chance to race for the factory Honda outfit.
Rinaldi had been left searching for alternative employment when Ducati made the decision to promote Nicolo Bulega directly from World Supersport to its works WSBK team, where he will join Alvaro Bautista. It had been thought that Rinaldi was holding out to see whether a space would open up at Honda amid the uncertainty regarding Marc Marquez's 2024 plans, which were only resolved earlier this month with confirmation of his switch to Gresini Ducati.
'The situation is clear, but we have agreed with the new team not to announce anything before the end of the final race on Sunday,' Rinaldi told the official WSBK website. 'We will make an announcement on Monday.' The news of Rinaldi's impending switch to Motocorsa comes as bad news for Loris Baz and Philipp Oettl, both of whom had appeared to be in contention to ride for the one-bike Italian squad.
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