RiderTua.com – Dovizioso, who was runner-up in the premier class three times and won 15 races, raced for the Ducati factory team from 2013 to 2020. Previously, he was one of the regular riders on the Honda factory team for three years (2009 to 2011) . There, Luca Marini now became the first Italian since Dovi to be contracted by HRC as a factory rider.
Dovizioso was impressed by Marini’s move to Honda
Andrea Dovizioso is confident this bold move will work for Marini, but it will take time for him to adjust. Dovi knows Marini as a methodical and precise rider. This is clearly a quality that will bring success to HRC. “But it definitely takes time,” said the former MotoGP rider.
Marini’s decision to leave his base at VR46-Ducati to join Honda aroused Dovizioso’s respect… “He has a competitive bike and he knows that he can perform well with it. If he still decides to move to that bike If the factory team decides, then it shows that he wants to take a different path, namely the path of a leader,” he said.
Marini himself recently made a similar statement. He believes he can step out of the shadow of his famous brother, Valentino Rossi, because he has now created his own personality.
The move to Honda happened because Marini and his manager approached HRC, not the other way around. Marini was actually bound by a contract with VR46-Ducati until the end of 2024, but was deliberately terminated a year before it expired.
