Since Marc Marquez and Honda agreed to mutually part ways with a year left on his deal for 2024 so he can join Gresini Ducati, contracts have been the major talking point.
Aprilia has spent the last two weeks insisting that all of its riders – including Miguel Oliveira, who is favourite to replace Marquez at Honda – have ironclad contracts for 2024 and the cannot be broken.
On Thursday ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, Espargaro was asked if the Honda situation was something that interested him, to which he responded: “No, what I say is you never know in this world.
“Contracts, I’m the first one who wants to respect the contracts and in this paddock we have to improve this a lot. But you never know what can happen.
“Things change very quickly. And at the end of the day you can have the contract where both parties agree… everything can happen in this world.
“So, the only thing that I try to say is that in my long career is what I learned a lot is never say never in this world.”
Expanding on his comment about respecting contracts when pushed by Autosport, he added: “The contracts are broken on the teams’ side, never on the riders’ side.
“When it’s broken by a rider, it means both sides reach an agreement. And if both parties agree, as with Marc and Honda, for me this is nice.
“It’s good, it’s part of a relationship. Sometimes love can arrive at the end, sometimes you need more motivation.
Source: Autosport