Aprilia has gradually moved up the pecking order in MotoGP over the last few seasons, making it an attractive target for riders as nearly the entire grid reaches the end of their two-year contract cycle after 2024.
Fabio Quartararo has been linked to Aprilia in recent weeks amid his continued frustrations with Yamaha, and the 2021 champion admitted last week that he has been conversing with a number of manufacturers regarding where he will race next season.
But Aprilia feels it needs to bring in more developments on the RS-GP in order to lure in a star signing, as it openly admitted it is keeping an eye on rider market developments to finalise its line-up for 2025.
Asked if there has been any contact between Quartararo and Aprilia, the Italian marque’s CEO Massimo Rivola said: "First of all, we are happy about our four riders but we are also not honestly sleeping.
"So we need to check around what is the situation on the market and we will see.
“The priority is to have a better bike, then we will be stronger on the market.”
Source: Autosport