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 decision to jo🐈in Honda was to become “a leadeꩲr”, according to Andrea Dovizoso.

Marini follows in the footst෴eps of his brother Valentino Rossi, Max Biaggi and Dovizioso as an Italian riding ꦡfor 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 HRC൲ 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, preciꦗse.

“And these are certainly characteristics that can help in the great work that will be done in HRC. It will certa꧋inly take time.

"I believe that leaving the team he was racing with was a strong c▨hoice for Marini.

“He had a competitive bike and he knew he co✱uld achieve very good results.

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

“If you are a❀n official rider, you are one of the leaders, you can create your own space and a path c𒊎an 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 Ducati, which Marini leaves behind and 🌠was the team of Dovizioso’s best days, is still MotoGP’s top team.

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

Now, Dovi🎃zioso sees Ducati finally establishing themselves at the front.

The upcoming seas💫on could be an all-Ducati battle which now includes Marquez.

"T🗹he season that is about to begin will certainly be a Ducati against Ducati fight,” Dovizioso said.

“For many reasons: they have many very strong riders and all of them are expiring thei🔯r contracts.

“This factor will have a big impact on the championship and will🦩 raise the bar even further.

“The contracts they w𒐪ill close very soon, we know.

“This is why everyone will push and take more r🐓isks, especially at the beginning of the🐻 season.

“Let's hope that this increase in risks does not also lead to an increase in errors. “Furthermore, al⛄most 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 p🧔illars of the rider market, but we have to wait to see his opponents.🗹.."

Apriꦺlia an𓂃d 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 ඣforward,” Dovizioso 𒁏predicted.

“It remains to be seen by how much, to see if it will be enಌough to be able to compete."

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