Jorge Martin had option to land factory Ducati 2024 seat if he won championship
But Martin failed to usurp Francesco Bagnaia at the top of the standings at the final round, after crashing out early in Valencia.
That cost him the title and possibly a promotion too.
His contract included a clause which allowed him to possibly be promoted if he became MotoGP champion, Motorsport reported.
Martin would have worn red as soon as Tuesday’s postseason test, if the Valencia MotoGP went his way.
Last year, Martin was overlooked for the factory seat in favour of Enea Bastianini.
Although Bastianini won his first grand prix for the factory team in Malaysia, his year has been ruined by injury.
And Bastianini’s contract stipulates that only this season was guaranteed on a factory bike.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
