But Alex - whose contract with Gresini expires this season - has not been seriously linked with a move to a rival garage.: “I am clear about it, and there are some nice options, that if everything fits together...“And you have to see where those at the top are placed, because that's how it goes.“If all the situations that I think have to occur occur, there can be something very nice, and it can be interesting.
If Marc gets the 2025 factory seat, or a ‘25 bike elsewhere, it moves the goalposts for Alex somewhat.Alex explained how he tackles the rider market: “Ideas just come to me. I make my predictions.“And then he works there. You give him ideas.” Alex said about how he copes with constant rumours about rider moves: “If you are in a very good situation, you will enjoy the market like no one else.“Look now at the situation Martin, Bastianini, Marc…
“You have to try in some way, when you are on the track, to get that out of your head, because otherwise you will go wrong.”“I speak on Wednesday and say 'I want this, this or this', and on Monday you speak again, but normally on the weekend, no. “But it is clear that the pressure of wanting to do well to have, as in all jobs, some more options, in this case a motorcycle, to earn a better living, is there, and you try to push for that.”