Michael Ruben Rinaldi: Andrea Dovizioso like ‘an older brother’ but confirms he won’t become his WorldSBK coach

Aruba.it Ducati WorldSBK rider Michael Ruben Rinaldi will be without the coaching of former three-time MotoGP runner-up Andrea Dovizioso, after confirming the Italian does not have the time.
Andrea Dovizioso, Yamaha MotoGP 2022
Andrea Dovizioso, Yamaha MotoGP 2022

Rinaldi received coaching from official Aruba.it Ducati Rider Coach 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Chaz Davies in 2022, as did WorldSBK champion 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alvaro Bautista.

But despite the success enjoyed 𝓀by the factory Ducati team last season, Rinaldi was keen to seek the added help of Dovizioso for 2023, who Rinaldi has called ‘an olderౠ brother’ to him.

However, Rinaldi will be without such coachinꦯg help from Dovizioso, with the latter recently acquiring the Monte Coralli motocross circuit - has been renamed the 04 Park - Monte Coralli di Faenza - which will leave the former MotoGP star with limited time on his hands, along with other ‘projects’ being taken up by Dovizioso. 

"Andrea is a friend who helps me in many a༺spects, espಌecially as a person, rather than my career," Rinaldi told

"He can't be my coach because he is busy with projects that he wants to carry on in this period, but he is a point of reference for me, like an older b🃏rother. 

"At the right moment he 💦tells 𓆏you the word you need to make you calmer and do well. Having totally different personalities he is a good friend and being an experienced rider he is very useful.

While Dovizioso has and remains one of Rinaldi’s raci൲ng idols, the list of references for Rinaldi goes far beyond his fellow Italian.

Rinaldi said: "Valentino was my first sport♊ing love and still today when I run with him at the ranch it's always 🌸an honour, he's a legend. 

"For me, the generation of Stoner, Pedrosa, Lorenzo and Vale and Dovi himself made me fall in love with ⛦this sport."

Rinaldi keen to make step forwardꦯ for 2023 WorldSBK season, with consistency the main area of importance

With Bautista securing 16 wins to Rinaldi’s none, beco🉐ming a title threat to his team-mate appears unlikely at this stage.

Alvaro Bautista, Michael Ruben Rinaldi and Alex Lowes, Portuguese WorldSBK race2, 9 October
Alvaro Bautista, Michael Ruben Rinaldi and Alex Lowes, Portuguese WorldSBK race2, 9 October

However, there were at times signs that Rꦡinaldi had the potential to worry the top three of Bautista, Toprꦓak Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea.

But for that to ꦏhappen Rinaldi will need more consistency, which is why his prepar♊ation has changed.

Rinaldi added: "I am aware of the points to iꦬmprove because we have analysed the season well and where to improve, seeing what I did wrong and what I did well. 

"Mainly I lack consi🐲stency during the race and the sessions, not so much during the championship. 

"Also for this reason I changed the preparation a bit. We have to improve further because the three - Razgatlioglu, Bautista and Rea - don't leave you an inch and you have to earn it by working at h🌺ome."

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