Following Marc Marquez’s choice to quit Honda in favour of Gresini Ducati for the 2024 season, Oliveira emerged as HRC’s most well-liked possibility to exchange him.
The RNF rider is contracted to Aprilia for subsequent yr however had an possibility in his contract that allowed him to depart if a manufacturing unit workforce supplied him a deal.
Oliveira was taken off the board in latest weeks, nonetheless, as Honda solely needed to supply a one-year deal to maintain its choices open for 2025 when most manufacturing unit riders are out of contract.
Requested by Autosport on Friday on the Malaysian Grand Prix if he was upset by this method, the Portuguese replied: “No, it’s not disappointing.
“It’s a enterprise, they search for alternatives, so will we.
“Generally our expectations possibly don’t match what is obtainable, and likewise it’s potential for a producer to get. So, I’m not upset, no.”
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Miguel Oliveira, RNF MotoGP Racing
Increasing on the topic, he added: “It’s that they need a rider to go there for one yr, and I believe these days it’s too dangerous to do it.
“Even being the largest producer on the planet with all of the financial and more than likely additionally human means to construct up a motorcycle and make a robust workforce, I’d say as a rider that’s breaking a relationship with one producer to go to a different with out this assure of the long run, I believe it’s fairly troublesome.”
Oliveira additionally famous that his choice was partly motivated by the actual fact he might be within the body to step as much as the manufacturing unit Aprilia squad in 2025.
“Precisely. You already know, each rider breaks this two-year contract cycle subsequent yr [at the end of 2024], so anyway every thing shall be open.
“I simply don’t see how it could be potential to threat that a lot with out ensures of constant. I believe it’s fairly onerous.”
Oliveira’s former KTM stablemate Pol Espargaro emerged on Friday as a potential possibility for Honda for subsequent yr however confirmed that he’ll stay as a check rider for the Austrian marque.
Manufacturing facility Aprilia rider Maverick Vinales was additionally an possibility for Honda, however he says his “dedication is to Aprilia”.
Commenting on this, he stated: “I’ve to say that is very nice to listen to and that is one thing good.
“Additionally, I need Aprilia to listen to this – they should push if they need me. It’s all the time nice that Honda, for instance, an ideal model, thinks about you. It means you might be doing job.
“However my dedication, I say many instances, is to Aprilia. I’ve a contract for 2024. For the long run I don’t know, every thing can occur.”