Oliveira is contracted until the end of 2024 on a factory deal, however, interest from Honda has been building in recent days.But Oliveira’s team owner at RNF, Razlan Razali, was very vocal about the state of play regarding Oliveira and his contract:"He has a contract with Aprilia, a solid one,” said Razali when speaking to MotoGP.com. “So he will still be with us in 2024.
Oliveira was subsequently asked about those comments after Practice 2, and in particular about the no release clause, to which he replied: “That’s not true.” “The soft was good,” began Oliveira. “There were a lot of yellow flags so I was getting a little bit impatient to get my lap.Oliveira and Vinales respond to rumours about Honda contact to replace Marquez