In 2022, in MotoGP, Luca Marini will be one of the riders on the starting grid who will no longer have an excuse to put forward if the results are not there. He disappointed in 2021, which was his first year at this level like his teammate Bastianini and Jorge Martin, whom he never worried. He was on a GP19 on which he had difficulty fitting his measurements, and he was riding for an Avintia team not yet VR46. But next year, everyone around him will be totally dedicated, he will have a state-of-the-art Ducati and the VR46 will be in charge...
Luca marini had everything he wanted to organize his future MotoGP campaign well. And what he wanted was the supervision of his older half-brother, now retired, the illustrious Valentino Rossi. Sure speedweek, he acknowledges having attached great importance to the composition of his pit team. “ I wanted my perfect team “, underlined the cadet from Vale. “ I have a great relationship with all my mechanics. I know them very well and we all live near Tavullia too. It's nice to see them off the track as well ».
David Muñoz is back to the VR46 since the Jerez test. Before being the team leader of the nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi in the service of Yamaha for two years, the Spaniard had already accompanied Francesco “Pecco” bagnaia on the way to the Moto2 title in 2018 in the Italian squad. “ David was Vale's team leader and he's a great person, I've known him since the Moto2 years with Pecco ", confirmed Marini. " I think he is one of the best team leaders in the paddock. I really wanted him because I never had the chance to work with him. I think we are two good minds that we try to put together to achieve very good things ».
Luca Marini: “ we had a great first year«
There was also another well-known face: “ my electronics engineer is my Moto2 engineer, who in my opinion is one of the best in his profession “, declared the 2 Moto2020 world vice-champion on Daniel Vilar Casal. " He definitely must understand so many different things in MotoGP, because the electronic side is a completely different world to Moto2. There's a lot more to do on a motorcycle, it's not easy. He has to learn a lot, but he understands the style of a driver very well, he can analyze data very well and give me a lot of advice on areas and how I can improve. For a person who has never ridden a motorcycle, he is really good. He has talent », insists the Italian from 24 years.
This year's team leader, Luca Ferracioli, remains a member of the team. “ I am also very happy to have Ferro and Mattia from Ducati in the pits. Thanks to them, I learned a lot about the Ducati. We had a great first year and had a lot of fun ". Certainly, but in 2022, it will be necessary to convince with results in a team which will welcome the rookie Bezzecchi and who has still not been clear about his available means, his contacts with Saudi investors proving for the moment to be nothing more than a mirage.
