Elf Marc VDS Racing Team has officially presented its line-up for the 2 Moto2024 World Championship, with Tony Arbolino and Filip Salac and clear objectives.
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Tony Arbolino et Filip Salac will they be big protagonists of the 2 Moto2024 World Championship? This is certainly the main objective of the Elf Marc VDS Racing Team, which inaugurated the presentation period of the new season of the MotoGP world championship. The team event Marc van der Straten took place in the magnificent setting of Château de Modave, a historic castle located in the province of Liège, Belgium. At the same time also the start of the WorldSBK challenge with Sam Lowes.
The Milanese rider will try again to start from what he did at the start of 2023, but this time trying to avoid the change of pace that took him away from the fight for the world championship too soon. Could he be a serious contender for the Moto2 championship? Alongside him are team leader Lucio Nicastro, mechanics Aleix Piñol and Ben Doe, as well as Miguel Angel Arias who will take care of the data.
Alongside Arbolino is Filip Salac, who has a good opportunity for the next two years in Moto2 since the agreement covers 2024 and 2025. The Czech from 22 years will be able to count on the experience of team leader Gilles Bigot, telemetry technician Adria Perez as well as mechanics Steven Bradley and Anthony Couturier. Team completed by Ignacio Lorenzana, who will take care of the tires and fuel for the two drivers.
Tony Arbolino: “ with Pirelli tires it will take a different approach »
« My only goal is to reward them with a nice gift: to fight for the title from the first to the last race » Tony Arbolino does not hide the obvious program of the new world season. This will be his fourth season in Moto2, his third with Marc VDS, and he is clearly aiming very high. It is also worth observing the behavior of the tires Pirelli, a brand that replaced Dunlop this year. “ This will change the dynamic of the race a little ", think Arbolino. “It will take a different approach, but I’m up for the challenge.”
No less enthusiastic is Filip Salac, determined to constantly fight for important places in Moto2 with these new colors. “ The goal is to be in the top 5 every weekend, to fight for the podium and to win a few races » he stressed. Also keeping an eye on his new box partner: “ Tony is talented and fast. I’m sure sharing the box with him will only help me improve.”
