Valentino Rossi’s honest verdict on VR46’s Luca Marini and Marco Bezzecchi

Rossi’s academy crowned its first MotoGP champion last weekend when 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia became the first Italian to claim the t꧋itle since Rossi himself, in 2009.
VR46 Racing Team, owned by Rossi, saw Marini finish 12th in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:MotoGP standings and Bezzecchi come 14th but the bos🌳s wants to see m🌌ore.
"In my ༺opinion next year they will be very ꦏstrong,” Rossi told Sky.
“We need to unde෴rstand what bike we will have in 2023🐽, we have to try it.
“Marco and Luca both have great potential. Luca is♕ growing step by step, but he is always very solid. Bez showeꦑd some great races, he also made a podium.
“This year we had fun, but we are ready for 2023.

"I would like to further raise the level of the VR46 Academy from many points of view, but at the moment we𒅌 have decided to focus on our histo🐎rical group, because we have so many very strong riders.
“We want to give our best for them,ඣ they are the riders we started with.”

Marini,💧 Rossi’s half-brother, has completed his second seꦦason in the premier class. He peaked with consecutive fourth-place finishes in Austria and San Marino.
Bezzecchi shone brighter. In his rookie year 🔴he qualified in pole position in Assen, and finished second.
Bezzecchi previously said about Rossi: “Always being a fan of Vale’s, it is fantastic to ride with his name on our bik🔥e.
“For me, it is a very big dream because to arrive 🌌in MotoGP꧋ with him is something more.
“I have always been a massive fan of hisꦑ. I had huge luck to mee🃏t him and join the Academy many years later.
“It is a long time t🉐hat we have been toꦦgether. We keep in touch. He gives me advice.
“H💜e is a good, good friend and a fantastic coach.”

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports ☂for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.