This is the team that won the Moto3 title last year. But then we took everything away from him! Its two pilots George Martin the crowned and Fabio DiGiannantonio his runner-up are now in Moto2. It therefore appears that Fausto copies so well that the boss of the eponymous team Gresini started with a blank sheet of paper. But always with Honda. And with a veteran accompanied by a beginner with an evocative name…
Gresini Racing is ready for a new adventure after winning the Moto3 world title in 2018. The team led by Fausto Gresini has the cards to do well and already during testing in Jerez, she shone with the best time of her new leader Gabriel Rodrigo.
Because a whole new line-up has been put in place. First with the “veteran” Gabriel Rodrigo then with the newcomer Riccardo Rossi. An interesting tandem. They will necessarily have different objectives. The Argentinian will be one of the candidates for the title while the young Italian will want to assert himself as the “rookie of the year”. It will be noted that Manuel Poggiali will be there to follow and train them.
We will not forget in this story a Honda which will not only have new colors to show off. There's also a new swingarm, an updated chassis, various carbon parts including the airbox, a new version of the Honda engine and a quick-shift gearbox. And these are just some of the main new features of a motorcycle that is more competitive than ever.
After the Valencia and Jerez tests, the winter program includes three additional days of testing in Jerez (February 20-21-22) and in Qatar in the first days of March, before the season opener at Losail on March 10. “ It's the most important season of my sporting career and my motivation is at its peak. ", said Gabriel Rodrigo. " I worked hard this winter and I feel ready for 2019. I am sure that together we can do great things and we hope that the results will accompany what promises to be a truly exciting year. The title is a goal in mind: I'm racing in the team that literally dominated last year from every point of view, so the means are there to do well, if not, even very well. ».
This will be a first experience at this level of competition for Riccardo rossi who, thanks to a high-performance motorcycle, will have the necessary means to win the title of beginner of the year. “ It was a long winter during which I trained intensely, despite a small fracture in the middle finger of my right hand which didn't stop me! Cycling, gym, I did everything... Every day and with greater intensity than previous seasons. The objective is clear for 2019: first of all to grow on the bike and with the team, then to become the rookie of the year ».
