The two young riders from the Mooney VR46 Racing Team achieved their joint best qualifying of the season as Marco Bezzecchi achieved his best result in his first season in the top class, going straight into Q2 and qualifying sixth on the grid. Luca Marini, Valentino Rossi’s brother, had to fight a bit more, but he earned a place in Q2 from Q1 and finished with the eighth fastest time, both will start from the top of the grid this Sunday, all on day in which the Italian star returned to the MotoGP paddock for the first time since his retirement.
“It is always a very nice thing to have Valentino, he has been in this paddock for many years and we have been with him for a long time, he has also been on the track to see how we drive”, explained Bezzecchi at the end of the day.
“I have seen him very relaxed and calm in the box, he has told me that he has seen me well on the track, but that sometimes I take more risks than necessary, and he is right. It is very good for us to see him here, he has a way of explaining things to you that is very particular and stimulating”, confessed the rookie.
For Luca Marini , the presence of his brother in the box and on the track, and his advice have been very effective.
“He has been a great help, it is a real pleasure to see how he still has great passion when he speaks and looks at things, it has been very nice to have him here”, explained Marini.
“Also, we are talking about someone who has an eye for this sport that no other person in the world has, he has raced until last year in MotoGP after a lifetime, and he was one who has gone fast,” he said with a laugh. Valentino’s little brother.
Marini assured that Rossi “is capable of seeing many things”, and they asked him if he could explain how his advice had helped him.
“It has been a bit of everything, it tells you many things, how one motorcycle or another behaves, the gear that each one has in each corner, he is able to see everything that we feel on the motorcycle from outside the track” , settled the one in Urbino.
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