Luca Marini will be one of three rookies for the 2021 MotoGP season along with Enea Bastianini and Jorge Martin. Like them, he will have a Ducati and one of them, the reigning Moto2 World Champion, will even be his teammate on the same GP19. But he will also and undoubtedly be the one who will bring together three pairs of brothers in the premier category. After Espargaró and Marquez, Marini will add to this accounting even if his name does not indicate it. Because he is the half-brother of Valentino Rossi who could almost be his father. A meeting on the track which will also be a direct confrontation. This is how he sees it...
Not only Luca marini will be in the same peloton as his half-brother Valentino Rossi, but he will also be the precursor element installing the colors Sky VR46 en MotoGP … His presence will therefore be far from insignificant. “ It will be special, and even a little strange at first », he admits to the microphones of Corriere dello Sport. “ Then I will get used to it, as happened during the first training sessions at the Ranch. MotoGP requires a lot of work, on and off the track, we will be very focused on our respective commitments ».
He adds jokingly: “ we live in two different houses so this shouldn't be a problem. I don't think there will be any problems. If I finish before Vale, it will mean I will do well. It won't be easy ". Here we go: how will the duel play out when it happens? “ I'll undress him when passing him on the straight, but he'll catch me when braking. That will be nice. We know each other a lot and we know each other's strengths and weaknesses. ».
« When he sees the first images of me on the Desmosedici, something technical or riding style, he will surely tell me » he expects. “ He has a wealth of experience in this incredible sport, like no other, and for me he is also a teacher of life. There are so many things in life that we have talked about. I think that during the season we will talk more about technique, tires or trajectories ».
« We are very different as people, fire and ice, but when we start working, there are many similarities : we both have a very careful working method, we take care of the details. I look at how he worked all these years to try to perfect it, because you can always improve ».
Luca Marini: “Qatar is perfect for starting MotoGP”
He will also have a consultant of choice in the person of bagnaia, official Ducati : " I talk to 'Pecco' a lot and he explains a lot of things to me because he knows the Ducati better than Vale and Franco. He can explain more to me. It's interesting ! I think we're going to talk a lot during the season too "Says Marini.
The winner of six Moto2 Grands Prix notes that the start of the season will be on a track of losail which will have been surveyed even for the offseason tests. A priori advantage for a beginner, but also a sham for the rest of the season: “ I have to learn a lot, so that will definitely be an advantage. Maybe I can follow the faster ones in the second race in Qatar and close the gap. I may have to suffer more on other tracks ».
« Qatar is a smooth and wide track. I think it's perfect for starting MotoGP. But when it comes to Jerez or elsewhere I might have more problems » concludes the 23-year-old driver who will have a GP19.
