Rossi team makes Marini’s departure official

Valentino Rossi’s team, Muni VR46, has officially announced the departure of his brother, Luca Marini, at the end of this season. Despite the driver renewal this year, the Italian has offered himself as a replacement for Marc Marquez at Repsol Honda and a new teammate. Joan Mir (out for the rest of the GP due to a vertebral infection), This will become official in the next few hours. Although the ranks of the Italian national team still do not say so, His place will be filled by Fabio Di Giannantonio, after the signing of Fermin Aldeguer was frustrated by the lack of release from Boscoscoro.

Marini’s change may seem strange, because he will be getting off a Ducati, the best bike ever made, to get on a Honda, the most criticized of the competition. When Marquez was asked yesterday what advice he would give Marini regarding the new step he will take, the rider, who will bid farewell to Repsol Honda this weekend, said “patience”, which is an example of the challenge he faces. So what motivates you to take this step? The desire to break out of his brother’s protective wing, to be a factory driver on a historic team, and to have the possibility of developing a motorcycle for himself and earning more money than he was currently earning, about five times as much.

When asked in DAZN alberto puig, The Repsol Honda main team confirms, when it will announce Marini’s signing, that we still have to wait, perhaps until Monday: He added: “We have put the final touches on things and I think we will announce it within the next few hours. I do not think it will be announced today.” “The important thing now is today’s and tomorrow’s race, Mark’s last race with Honda and we will focus on doing the best we can.”

Returning to the Mooney VR46, the team filmed an emotional farewell video for its rider, wishing him success and highlighting his number 10, the number of his motorcycle, which he chose to honor his idol, Francesco Totti. Leader For beloved Rome.