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

Valentino Rossi has laid out a challenge to “raise the level” of his VR46 Academy - and has predicted how Luca Marini and Marco Bezzecchi will fare next season.
Valentino Rossi, Emilia-Romagna MotoGP race, 24 October
Valentino Rossi, Emilia-Romagna MotoGP race, 24 October

Rossi’s academy crowned its first MotoGP champion last weekend when 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia🎃 became the first Italian to claim the title s🌞ince Rossi himself, in 2009.

VR46 Racing Team, owned by Rossi, saw Marini finish 12th in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:MotoGP standings and Bezzecchi come 14th but the boss wan🦋ts♌ to see more.

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"In my opinion next year they will be very strong,” Rossi tolꩵd൩ Sky.

“We need to understand what bike we will have in 2023, we have to try i🎀t. 

“Marco and Luca💟 both have great potential. Luca is growing step by step, but he is always very solid. Bez showed some great races, he also made a podium. 

“This year we had fun, but we are ready for 2023.

Luca Marini, Valentino Rossi MotoGP race, Valencia MotoGP. 6 November
Luca Marini, Valentino Rossi MotoGP race, Valencia MotoGP. 6 November

"I would like🍬 to further raisꦯe the level of the VR46 Academy from many points of view, but at the moment we have decided to focus on our historical group, because we have so many very strong riders. 

“We want to give our 𒁏best for them, they are the riders we started with.”

Marco Bezzecchi, Valencia MotoGP test, 8 November
Marco Bezzecchi, Valencia MotoGP test, 8 November

Marini, Rossi’s half-bro🐻ther, has completed his second s🌱eason 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,𝓀 and finished second.

Bezzecchi previously said abo🎃ut Rossi: “Always being a fan ꩲof Vale’s, it is fantastic to ride with his name on our bike.

“For me, it is a very big dream becaus🅷e to arrive in MotoGP with him is something more.

“I have always be🍒en a massive fan of his. I had huge luck to meet him and join the Ac𒊎ademy many years later.

“It is a long time that🌜 we have been together. We keep in touch. He gives me advice.

“He is a good, good🐭 friend and a fantastic coach.”

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