Augusto Fernandez’ hopes of sustaining a MotoGP journey for 2025 are affirmatively doubtful after a primary half of the 2024 season which left him seventeenth within the riders’ standings.
The #37 has been de facto dropped by KTM — which has promoted his present GasGas Tech3 teammate Pedro Acosta to the manufacturing unit workforce for subsequent yr alongside Brad Binder, and introduced in Enea Bastianini and Maverick Vinales to Tech3.
“I’m within the worst scenario I could be,” Fernandez completely instructed Crash.web at Silverstone.
“I’m form of out of MotoGP, so now I simply concentrate on leaping on the bike and profiting from each minute I’m on monitor.”
The #37 insists his precedence is to remain in MotoGP, although, in one of many few seats that presently stays open for 2025, resembling one of many two Pramac Yamaha seats, or that alongside Raul Fernandez on the Trackhouse Aprilia squad.
“It’s not simple, however I wish to end all of the alternatives that I can have right here in MotoGP,” Fernandez stated, though he additionally conceded that there “will not be so many”.
Though Fernandez’ place appears bleak, it’s one which was skilled by Fabio Di Giannantonio final yr. With Di Giannantonio having entered final yr’s summer time break seemingly out of MotoGP, the Italian is now reportedly on the verge of securing a 2025-spec Ducati for subsequent season.
Fernandez’ want to stay in MotoGP is coupled with a willpower to keep away from shifting again to Moto2, the place he was World Champion in 2022.
“For the second, the very last thing to do is return to Moto2,” he stated, whereas including that “I hear every part. My supervisor is sitting with everybody and listening to every part, each provide.”
If a MotoGP deal doesn’t materialise for Fernandez, although, WorldSBK is an possibility he’s open to.
“It [WorldSBK] could be my second alternative, or my second precedence,” he stated, “even earlier than Moto2 as a result of I’m nonetheless younger [26], and I do know I nonetheless have rather a lot to do on this world.
“Superbike shouldn’t be the top of the world, there’s a profession there, folks having enjoyable and having fun with racing there which is what we’re on the lookout for additionally.
“It’s been a troublesome yr in MotoGP, for positive I do know I’ve much more to do right here in MotoGP, however as I stated [Superbike] shouldn’t be the top of the world and if there’s a good bike in Superbike I’ll take it.”
Though it’s not completely clear what Fernandez considers to be a great bike within the context of WorldSBK, the Spanish rider admits that “It’s a championship that has very good races — lots of fights, a lot of overtakes. Nevertheless it’s not my precedence now; I’ll take into consideration Superbike when it’s clear that I am going there, not for the second.”
Whether or not Fernandez stays within the Grand Prix paddock or heads to WorldSBK shouldn’t be one thing he expects to take too lengthy from now to find out, although.
“I have to get my future [secured], and it’s not going to be [waiting] till Valencia. Now, the contracts are signed in Qatar [MotoGP’s first race], so it’s going to be now [that Fernandez’ future will be decided].”
