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Due to its title sponsor, it is from Jakarta, Indonesia, that the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team will unveil the Ducati colours MotoGP de Fabio DiGiannantonio et Franco Morbidelli.

Both men were already riding Borgo Panigale machines in 2024, but the hierarchy has been reversed. Franco Morbidelli indeed benefited from a factory machine of the year within the Pramac Pramac team, from which he made very little use, finishing the season far behind his brilliant teammate, in 9th position and with 335 points less!

On the contrary, and despite a physical handicap forcing him to undergo surgery and miss the last two races of the season, Fabio DiGiannantonio scored only 8 points less than his future teammate, what's more with a GP 23 of the VR46 team...

Suffice to say that in terms of performance, the balance does not seem to be there, and if we add the difference of 4 years between the two men, it does not seem illogical that the youngest becomes the leader of the team of Valentino Rossi, with the consequence of benefiting from the only Ducati GP 25 which is not in the factory team.

Share the same motorcycle as Francis Bagnaia et Marc Marquez is therefore an honour but also a great responsibility for the ex-Gresini rider who made his MotoGP debut in 2022. As for Franco Morbidelli, no doubt "saved" due to his proximity to The Doctor himself, one hopes that he will be able to take advantage of what seems to be a last chance in his career...

Unlike last year, the background of the image of the presentation video has changed from fluorescent yellow to red, perhaps hinting at the same movement on the Tavullia motorcycles.

Let's see this now...

And no, the fluorescent yellow remains in place, and with the addition of the number 46 in the background at the front of the fairing...

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Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team live from Jakarta, Indonesia

 

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