Despite two recent tests with Yamaha, the former MotoGP rider has stayed quiet on his plans with the Japanese manufacturer.

Andrea Dovizioso has downplayed a future role as a MotoGP Test Rider with Yamaha. The former Grand Prix racer has stated that it is 'not the right moment to speak' about becoming a Test Rider.

Dovizioso retired from racing midway through the 2022 MotoGP season after struggling with the RNF Yamaha squad. However, in recent months the Italian has been back out on track on a Yamaha M1 filling in for a recovering Cal Crutchlow.

The former factory Honda and factory Ducati rider conducted a private test at Mugello with Yamaha. Since his private outing, he has appeared on the M1 in the public eye at a Misano Test before the San Marino Grand Prix.

Dovizioso has been asked if there is any chance that he could become an official Yamaha Test Rider soon, but the Italian downplayed the idea by stating: “I don’t know. This is not the right moment to speak about that.

"They are involved in a lot of things because they are creating the second team with Pramac, they are pushing so much to try to come back.

“They have spent a lot of money, a lot of effort to create the best situation. So, it takes time, step by step. Now is not the moment to speak about that (a full-time test role). It was so nice to spend more days with them on the track and then we’ll see.”

"The lap time was not too bad, which is very important."

Having not ridden a MotoGP machine for two years Dovizioso was impressed with his pace during the Misano test:

“Well, I did a test in Mugello a month before and after that when I came here (to Misano) the feeling was normal,” he added.

“I was able to push and my braking (style) came back. That was a good feeling because it was my way to be aggressive and to be fast. The lap time was not too bad, which is very important. In two years a lot of things have happened.

“They (the bikes) are much faster, for many reasons, for all the development - even the tyres. But it was so nice to feel everything even if you are one second, one second and a half slower.

“For the future, I don’t know. We have a really good relationship with Yamaha, I have a good relationship with Max from the experience I did with Ducati. It was so nice to spend time with them. They are living in a strange situation. They have to recover a big gap. It takes time, but everything has to be step by step and then understand everything because the competitors now are very, very strong.”