MotoGP Italy J1 Luca Marini (Ducati/17): Exactly like in his first race... For the moment!

Ruben Xaus, team manager of the Sky VR46 Avintia team, may well begin his summary of this first day of free testing at Mugello with “Perhaps the best Friday since the beginning of the year”, he probably forgets the first weekend of his rider Luca Marini in MotoGP.

The young Italian finished in exactly the same position, 17th, one second behind the leader, before finishing his very first race in the premier category in 16th position, 20 seconds behind the winner.

We wish him to progress on Sunday in order to increase his capital of 9 points in the world championship acquired in particular thanks to two places of 12th in Portugal and in France, which currently earns him 21st place, tied on points with Miguel Oliveira and… Valentino Rossi.

The best qualification of the one who appears today ahead of his famous brother being for the moment an 8th place in Portugal, there is no doubt that number 10 will be keen to progress in the hierarchy tomorrow Saturday, while waiting to shine with his new livery on Sunday .

Luca marini : " A generally positive first day: We worked well even if I expected to be further ahead in the ranking. They were all really strong, the tires allow us to push hard and for sure tomorrow we will go under the track record. A second gap with the very first guy is not bad at all, but it's a shame because in the last run, no one wanted to attack 100% and I then put myself in front of everyone. A good step forward also regarding the settings, so let's focus on the data now to be even closer tomorrow. »

Reuben Xaus : " Perhaps the best Friday since the beginning of the year: Robustly managed and characterized by adequate temperature. The level is really high, but Luca is not far away and tomorrow I am sure he will be able to get closer to Q2. He will continue to work on the data, because it is a track where you also have to have a good feeling in terms of electronics and ride with very precise trajectories. »