Malaysian MotoGP: Luca Marini: 8 Ducatis? The riders learn from each other
The obvious ad🧸vantage over factories such as Aprilia and Suzuki, which have only two entries, is the increased technical data.
But VR46’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Luca Marini feels it’s not just the number of bikes that’s 𝐆important but having so many competitive riders, meaning even the f𓄧astest Ducati rider can always learn something from the others.
Title leader 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia (6), factory team-mate168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Jack Miller (1) and Gresini’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Enea Bastianini (4) have won races this season, with a Ducati finishing either first or second in 16 of the 18 rou🤡nds so far (and 𒅌third in the other two).
Six different Ducati riders have featured on the podium - Marini and Gresini rookie 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio di Giannantonio have take🌄n best finishes of fourth and eighth r🌠espectively - with all eight qualifying on the front row.
“No, not a problem!” smiled Marini, when asked about Aleix Espargaro calli🌠ng Ducati’s current strengꦜth ‘ridiculous’.
“It's racing. For exꩲample, Honda dominaꦉted for 10 years and nobody was complaining. [The others should] just spend more money or make a better job, to improve.
“I think that Apriꦫlia made a huge step and Aleix needs to be proud and happy about what they have now, because from behind the bike is incredible, really strong - like every bike in this moment in MotoGP.
“It’s having so many fast riders and strong riders i🐼n Ducati that makes the difference, in my opinion. Because in every track, every rider has a strong point, a strong corner and when you see the data of each rider, you can improvꦓe a lot.
“So you can improve your bike, but you can [also] im✱prove your style and we are pushing each other every weeke𒈔nd a lot.
“I think that it’s just for this that Ducati is also stronger. For sure they've made an amazing job; their engineers are the best, the bike is the strongest, is the fastest💜. But also they have, in my opinion, the best rider🌠 now.
“Aprilia they are only two. They have less data. Maybe sometimes Aleix is faster than Mave♔ri🐻ck [and] he cannot understand in which way he can improve [more].
“While every time, I can check a corner by Pecco, Jorge, Bez, Enea, Miller, Zarco because everybody is strong. Also di Giannantonio sometimes is really strong. So you can have a look on the data and the rider can take out🎃 twoꦬ-tenths or three-tenths more in pace that make the difference for winning a race or not.”
After scoring 41 points during the opening nine rounds of the season, Marini has cl🤡aimed 70 in the last nine.
“I think from Sachsenring, maybe also Mugello, I w༒as often in the top positions,” said the young Italian. “It’s first of all the setting of the bike. We started the season with a completely new crew, completely new team, new bik𒅌e.
“We needed some time because testing [opportunities] are very low and when you are in FP1, FP2 you have a lot of rush because you want to be in Q2, because if y🦩ou're꧟ not in Q2 the race is f**ked.
“I think that also I improved as a rider. Sure, I improved my riding style, for example tyre management. Now I'm much better compared 🐈to the beginning of the season and also I'm braking harder, later.
“But it'sꦑ something that comes together with the feeling on the bike, so with the setting and with the electronic side of the bike that helped me to express myself better on track.”
Marini, who has finished in the top-six during seven of the last eleven races, is currently 12th in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:MotoGP standings behind Bagnaia (1st), Bastianini (4th), Miller 🅰(5th), Zarco (7th) and Martin (8th) while ahead of rookies Bezzecchi (14th) and di Giannantonio (20th).
Ducati will continue to support four teams in MotoGP next season, although only the Official squad and Pramac will have the latest Desmosedicis, with VR46 anไd Gresini 🍸on year-old bikes.
Meanwhile, with Suzuki leaving, Yamaha will become the only manufactu♌rer with only two bikes on the grid, due to RNF switching to Aprilia.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of ꦆthe Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
