Fabio Di Giannantonio says Valentino Rossi’s VR46 Racing MotoGP outfit is “in another league” and likens th꧒e Ducati sa👍tellite squad to “a factory team”.

MotoGP legend Rossi first operated a team in grand prix racing in 2🀅014 in Moto3, before expanding the project int𒁏o Moto2 from 2017.

In 2021, VR46 backed Luca Marini’s side of the Avintia D🥂ucati MotoGP squad before Rossi’s outfit en💖tered into the premier class outright the following year.

In just three sea🔥sons, VR46 has managed to w🐽in grands prix with Marco Bezzecchi and has snagged official status from Ducati for 2025 following Pramac’s switch to Yamaha.

Di Giannantonio, who ended 2024 as VR46’s t🦹op rider, had his MotoGP career saved by Rossi’s team and will remain nꦑext year aboard a GP25.

“It has b♋een my best season of my career because I have never been so consistent and so in a high level, because in MotoGP I never had this level all year long,” Di Giannantonio, who is recovering well from season-ending shoulder surgery, said.

“Also this year has been tough fꦺor many reasons, also apart from the injury the bike was not that easy🥃.

“But we were there and al🐻ways fighting. And before my injury I just finished Silverstone𒊎 just behind Pecco [Bagnaia] and [Marc] Marquez.

“So, could have been a really greꦜat year for us. But we have to take ou♓t the positives.

“I grew a lot as a rider and also as a person.

“This is thanks also to the team because the team is amazing. Believe me, this team is in another league. This team is fantastic. It’s a faܫctory team.”

Di Giannantonio’s MotoGP career looked in doubt late in 2023 when Gresini signed Marquez for the following season,💙 before the Italian then won the Qatar GP.

Despite missing three rounds due to injury in 2024, Di ♌Giannantonio was the second-best GP23 behind Marquez throughout much of the season.

Reflecti💞ng on his path to now having factory machinery for 2025, Di Giannantonio said: “My journey is quite particular, let’s say.

“W♊hen I was young I never had a plan B in my mind. I always wanted to be a MotoGP rider. Once I arrived here I always believed in me and in the work that we were doing.

“I always believed that we could do it. So, this thing is something I understood I have in my life, I really believe in a lot, I like to dream and try🐓 to achieve ✨that dream.

“It’s more a goal - I like to set goals and achieve them. And from last year what we made was this: when I was almost without a seat, we said ‘Ok, what is the goal at the moment. The goal is to improve as a ride🎶r, so let’s improve the maximum as a rider and try to do the best’.

“Once we did ཧit, what’s the next goal? Let’s try to find a seat because we improvღed as a rider. We got it in the final stages.

“Then the goal of the 2024 season was to 🙈have a high level and be consistent in every race.

“And 💖we’ve done it again. So, I love to set goals, work for it, because I really, really 🐼think anything is possible.”