During these two Grands Prix in Qatar, he was a rookie who made very little mention of him. This is Luca Marini. This means that this start of the 2021 MotoGP season will not fuel family meals at the Rossi's. In Doha, the Doctor's half-brother settled for 18th place after starting 13th. Listening to him, the ergonomic problem on his Ducati, linked to a physical problem, has persisted since its debut on the GP19.
Luca marini starts in MotoGP like his teammate bastianini et George Martin. These two bring back satisfaction from the Losail track, of the kind that the 2 Moto2020 world vice-champion sorely lacks. The Italian says: “ During these two race weekends, I learned a lot about the bike. I feel more and more at ease, and I understand which areas I will have to work more in the gym ».
Luca marini thus reveals that his worries come above all from him: “ it is the upper body in general, on the arms, in order to be able to progress in the change of direction ". He adds : " I also learned a lot about tires. After ten laps, they deteriorate a lot, especially on the right side. I tried to manage them to preserve them as much as possible, but it is difficult to control ».
Luca Marini: “a more complicated period will begin”
« The situation became more and more difficult until 6 laps to go when I couldn't lean to the right anymore. This is a problem that I also encountered during the mid-corner warm-up and we need to work on this aspect which strongly influenced the race. Too bad, we could have done more. » he regrets.
He finishes : " I am happy that this period in Qatar is over. I am very happy to go racing in other countries and on other tracks. A more complicated period will also begin, which is why I would have liked to achieve better results in Qatar. The Ducati works very well. The first thing I will do when I get back to Tavullia will be eat a pizza and then I will train to be ready for Portimao ».
MotoGP Qatar 2: standings
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