When the Mooney brand was revealed as title sponsor of the VR46 team in MotoGP, it was specified that a press release detailing the support of this major Italian company in community banking and electronic payments would arrive in the following days. It fell, and the least we can say is that the investment is significant. He will even help the young motorsport driver Valentino Rossi…
At the Italian we keep promises more than Saudis and we even excel at meeting deadlines. When Mooney was announced as being the team's title investor VR46 Dear to Valentino Rossi, it was said that details would arrive in the following days. And indeed, 96 hours later we have the details of an ambitious agreement. Good omens which were commented on by the Doctor himself who said “ happy to have an Italian company like Mooney, leader in its field, at our side since next season and with which we will share the strategy of developing young Italian talents as well as the search for constant improvement in performance ».
The nine-time world champion confirmed that the agreement signed with his new sponsor will go beyond sponsorships in MotoGP and Moto2: “ Mooney, in addition to being the main sponsor of our team in MotoGP and the Moto2 World Championship, will also join us in the VR46 Riders Academy and in my first season of racing on four wheels Reveals Red, which will therefore display the logos Mooney on the car he will use this year for his full-time motorsport debut, a project that remains to be defined.
On the organizational side, Vale will exercise the position of “Team Owner” and Alessio salucci will be his “team manager”. Alberto Tebaldi is announced as its “Chief Financial Officer”. The MotoGP structure will have Paul Grandson at the helm as Team Manager. David Muñoz , until now chief mechanic of Valentino Rossi, will be the new technical director of Luca marini while Matteo Flamigni will be the chief engineer of Marco Bezzecchi during his first year in MotoGP. Both will benefit from the help ofIdalio Gavira as driver coach and responsible for tire strategy. Both Marini and Bezzecchi will have Ducati Desmosedici.
The Mooney VR46 Racing Team has what it takes to become a top team
In Moto2, Luca Brivio will ascend to the position of Team Manager. The Mooney VR46 Racing Team will have as drivers Celestine Vietti et Nicolò Antonelli, and both will be technically supervised by Jairo Carriles et Danilo Angeli respectively. Robert Locatelli remains as driver coach for the intermediate category. The motorcycles chosen will be Kalex.
Alessio salucci , Rossi's right-hand man, also appreciated having found an Italian sponsor: “ we are very proud of the path that has led us to our debut in MotoGP. The Mooney VR46 Racing Team will be nothing more than the evolution of the project started almost eight seasons ago with the alliance with Sky Italia which led us to win the championship in 2018, the teams title in 2020 and d 'to now be a reference team in the lower categories of the championship ».
« We chose the right people, driven by the same commitment and passion. Our pilots have the potential to achieve something great and entertain us. We are convinced that we will soon reach the level of the most competitive teams. A common objective also in Moto2 where we want to continue to be one of the reference teams in the category »Uccio finishes.
