Tito Rabat is with Maverick Viñales, Fabio Quartararo, Marc Márquez, Álex Rins and Joan Mir one of the drivers whose post-2020 future is assured. He was even the first to have sealed his fate, since last year with Avintia. He is a World Champion in a Moto2 category for which he holds the record for number of victories in a season. And yet, we almost never talk about him. But with Johann Zarco as his new teammate, he hopes to emerge from anonymity…
In the industry it is said that the first opponent is his teammate. So you have to beat him first. And if it is valuable, the victory is all the more beautiful. Fact, Tito Rabat does not take a dim view of the arrival of Johann zarco by his side. However, will he have the same weapons as the French? It is said in fact that the double Moto2 World Champion enjoys particular attention from Ducati. A situation that the Spaniard clarifies as follows: “ I received the same support as Johann from day one »
There will therefore be no technical excuse for defeat. And Rabat recognizes that he will have to raise his level of play: “ of course I'm not satisfied with the results of the offseason, so of course I want to be closer. But every year the level of MotoGP gets tighter in terms of performance, so riders from smaller teams also have a better chance of a good result. »
“Zarco works and doesn’t care about the rest”
« We are not concerned with the top 3 positions, but if you work properly you can get into the top 8 or top 10 » assures Tito who considers the arrival of zarco as an opportunity. Especially since he appreciates his approach: “ he concentrates entirely on his work and doesn't worry about the rest. And I like this type of racing driver because I'm like that too » he assures Speedweek. com to Vanessa Georgoulas.
He finishes : " I'm also very happy with the team and my bike, both more competitive than ever. And I know that if I stay focused, we can achieve big results this year. » We will recall that Rabat, 30 years old, is the only pilot Ducati to have a contract with the team and not with the Italian manufacturer.
