Luca, who moved to Honda for 2024-25, explains his farewell to VR46, his brother’s team: “It was the last step I needed, necessary for my growth path as a rider”
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His move to Honda HRC it made a noise. Not as much as that of Marc Marquez, whose bike he inherits, at Ducati Gresini, but enough to be considered one of the most disruptive market news of the 2024 MotoGP market: for Luca Mariniwho joins an official team next season will be crucial, with the difficult objective of trying to bring the Tokyo manufacturer back from the slums, last in the constructors’ category, into which it has fallen.
Big chance
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Marini’s decision appears even more courageous because it forces him to leave the reality of the VR46 team, that of his brother Valentino Rossi who raised him. “When the opportunity to replace Marc Marquez arose, It’s worth it it was there first person I called – says Marini -. It was interesting. We talked about it a lot, although it is obviously difficult to talk to him, because his role is both that of head of the managers and of the team. He was torn between a great opportunity to try and realize in every way, and knowing that we are a great team and that it would have been a shame to lose me.”
Valentino’s cone of shadow
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The decision, linked to the desire to race for a Factory team with a two-year agreement, is also a way to free themselves from Valentino’s shadow and to go your own way, building yourself. “Exactly, this is a last step that was needed. It’s my growth project as a MotoGP rider. Going to an official team was my dream and goal, for me it’s a very normal thing, Being Valentino Rossi’s brother changes nothing for me”.
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