Andrea Dovizioso: “Luca Marini went to Honda to become a leader”

Ex-Honda rider Andrea Dovizioso comments on why Luca 🐼Marini opted to leave VR46 Ducati

Luca Marini, Sepang MotoGP test, 7 February
Luca Marini, Sepang MotoGP test, 7 February

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Luca Marini’s ꦗdecision to join Honda was to becomeꦇ “a leader”, according to Andrea Dovizoso.

Marini follows in the footsteps of his brother Valentino Rossi, Max Biaggi and Dovizioso as an It꧃alian riding for Honda.

He replaces Marc Marquez at Repsol Honda, after exiting VR46 Ducati to become a factory MotoGP rider for the first time.

Dovizioso told : "I haven't been able �💎�to speak to Luca, at least not since he became an HRC rider, so I don't have any personal feedback from him.

“MotoGP has changed a lot since 2009.

“From how🦹 I know him, he seems to me to be very methodical, precise.

“And these are certainly characteristics that can help in theಞ g𝓀reat work that will be done in HRC. It will certainly take time.

"I believe that leaving theꦆ team he was racing with was a strong choice for Marini.

“He had a competitive bike and he knew ൲he could achieve very good results.

“When you choose to go to a factory team it's because, in my opinion, you really want to try to take 🐬another path, as a leader.

“If you are an official rider, you are one of th꧂e leaders, you can create your own space and a path can be opened up for you which, if everything goes well, will be even better for the future.

“It is an important gamble, but it can happen."

Luca Marini, Sepang MotoGP test, 7 February
Luca Marini, Sepang MotoGP test, 7 February

But Duca🧸ti, which Marini leaves behind and was the team of Dovizioso’s best days, is still MotoGP’s top team.

Dovizioso was a runner-up🔯 in the MotoGP standings three years in a row from 2017-19, with Honda’s Marc Marquez 🌸winning each season.

Now, Dovizioso sees Duca🍃ti finally establꦯishing themselves at the front.

The upcoming season could ꦓbe an all-🧸Ducati battle which now includes Marquez.

"The season that is abo𒅌ut to begin will certainly🤪 be a Ducati against Ducati fight,” Dovizioso said.

“F𝄹or many reasons: they have many very strong riders and a🍸ll of them are expiring their contracts.

“This factor will have a big impact on the championship and will raise the bar ♑eve💯n further.

“The contracts🧸 they will close very soon, we know.

“This is why everyone will pus🎶h and take more risks, especially at the beginning of the season.

“Let's hope tha﷽t this increase in risks does not also leꦡad to an increase in errors. “Furthermore, almost all the drivers have the advantage to ride bikes that they already know and this will allow them to push even harder.

“Marquez will certainly be one of the pillars of the rider market, but we have to wait t✱o see his opponents.ඣ.."

Aprilia and KTM are chasing Ducati with their own ♌high hopes.

"Watching the races from the outside, it seems to me that both Aprilia and KTM have made steps for🍨ward,” Dovizioso predicted.

“It r🐓emains to be seen by how much, to see if it will be enough to be able to compete."

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