It’s not official yet, but only a catastrophe could prevent Miguel Oliveira and Yamaha/Pramac from becoming a reality in MotoGP from 2025, and the Portuguese rider confirmed this again this weekend, ensuring that he can’t make extensive comments on the subject for now, as nothing has been officially announced or at least made public.
Speaking to SportTV, Oliveira clarified once again that his future is very well ‘on track’, with Paolo Campinoti’s team as the destination: ‘Things are very well on track, even better than they were in Silverstone. Regarding my future, we are very close to reaching a positive agreement with Yamaha, for the Pramac team, but I can only comment or give more details about it when there is an official announcement, which will not happen this weekend. But, from what we have been discussing, things are very positive’.
Although Trackhouse Racing has already officially closed its lineup for the upcoming seasons, given the confirmation of Ai Ogura’s promotion, Miguel Oliveira gives a guarantee: he will not be harmed in any way in terms of the team’s care and commitment to continue giving their best until the end.
The Portuguese rider even recalled what he had already said in Sachsenring, precisely his best round so far this year: ‘I had already said in Germany that [there was] 99% [certainty] that I would not continue with Trackhouse, so I knew well what my focus was, and obviously the team also [knew], for a rookie, for bringing a Moto2 rider and trying to train him a bit in the premier class’.
Not forgetting Ogura directly, Oliveira is pleased to see the 23-year-old Japanese rider making the leap: ‘He’s also Japanese and therefore diversifies a bit the ‘menu’ of international riders – non-Spanish and non-Italian – in MotoGP and that is also positive. From my side, nothing will impact the continuity of work this season, so until Valencia I will be an Aprilia Trackhouse rider, and from there we’ll see’.