Luca Marini Archives - Page 2 of 5

Nov52023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Luca Marini plans to leave his brother's VR46 team

Speaking to Spanish AS, Luca Marini said that his first goal is to win the MotoGP race and then find a place in the factory team. The Italian entered the MotoGP class with the VR46 team, which is owned and managed by his brother Valentino Rossi and which is having a very successful season this year. But in this year's championship, Marini was slightly overshadowed by his team rival Marco Bezzecchi, who theoretically is still in the fight for the world title. Becoming the MotoGP class champion is also Marini's goal: "But for now the first major goal is to win the race and then to find a place in the factory team where I would like to develop a motorcycle that will suit my riding style." Marini recently spoke to Repsol Honda team boss Alberto Puig, but the Italian has ruled out a move to Honda next season

October152023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Marini proposes a new way of punishing the racers

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Luca Marini suggests that MotoGP riders should be penalized according to the football system, with yellow and red cards. The Italian started today's race from the best starting position, but then finished early when Brad Binder crashed into him. He received a long lap penalty for the incident, and then collided with Miguel Oliveira and earned the same penalty. Nevertheless, Binder managed to finish the race in sixth place. This made Marini a little angry. "I don't know if anything like this has ever happened before. I think the second penalty could be more severe. They could introduce a similar system as they have in football with yellow and red cards." "We want more safety and fair penalties for the racers. I think this will be the main topic at the next meeting." After the fall, Marini picked up the motorcycle and n

October142023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Jorge Martin took the championship lead by winning the MotoGP sprint race in Indonesia

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By winning the Indonesian MotoGP class sprint race, Spaniard Jorge Martin took the lead in the MotoGP points for the first time in his career, after Francesco Bagnaia, after problems in qualifying, did not find better form in the race either. The Italian was eliminated in the first part of qualifying after being overtaken by his teammate Enea Bastianini, and the latter was also too tough for the current champion, who started the race from thirteenth place, in the sprint. Bagnaia was only eighth in the end. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1713093393893499307 Second was Luca Marini ahead of teammate Marco Bezzecchi, who broke his collarbone a week ago and started the race from ninth place, and Maverick Vinales, who led the first nine laps of the race, then but because of the worn tires he became an easy target for Duc

October142023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Luca Marini fastest in MotoGP qualifying in Indonesia, Bagnaia out in Q1

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Luca Marini was the fastest rider in MotoGP qualifying for the sprint race and the Indonesian Grand Prix. For the VR46 rider, who is coming back from a broken collarbone, this is the first top starting position in the MotoGP class. Aprilia racers Maverick Vinales and Aleix Espargaro will also start the race from the front row, while the main actors in the fight for the championship title were somewhat disappointing. After Friday's training, Francesco Bagnaia found himself in the Q1 part of the qualification and was also eliminated there with the third time. Jorge Martin, who also fell once during qualifying, won sixth place. Fabio Quartararo and Brad Binder will stand in front of him on the second starting row, while Fabio Di Giannantonio, Marc Marquez, Marco Bezzecchi and Jack Mi shared the last places in the top ten

October102023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Marini returns to the track in Indonesia

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The Mooney VR46 team has confirmed that Luca Marini will compete this weekend in Indonesia. https://twitter.com/VR46RacingTeam/status/1711653139462394029?t=XG7elERJiDpbZsY2i7QbyQ&s=19 The Italian, who broke his collarbone in a fall in a sprint race in India, returns to the track after missing the race weekend in Japan. However, Bo will have to serve a long-lap penalty in Sunday's race due to the accident he caused when he collided with teammate Marco Bezzecchi while braking in the opening turn in India. Marco Bezzecchi's performance, on the other hand, is currently still in doubt.

Sep252023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Luca Marini underwent surgery after injury at the Indian GP

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Luca Marini has flown home after crashing in the MotoGP sprint race in India, where he has already undergone surgery to repair a fractured left collarbone he suffered in a collision with Mooney VR46 teammate Marco Bezzecchi. Marini landed on his shoulder after the collision and now has a few days to recover. "This is not my best period," he announced from his hospital bed. The Italian will certainly miss at least the Japanese GP in Motegi this weekend, but it is not yet known when he could return. It is known, however, that he will have to serve two penalty rounds in the next race in which he will compete.

Sep232023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Disaster for VR46 – Luca Marini eliminated Bezzecchi in the sprint race

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In the MotoGP sprint race in India, Valentino Rossi's Mooney VR46 team experienced a real nightmare as riders Luca Marini and Marco Bezzecchi crashed into each other. Marini, the younger brother of Valentino Rossi, made a mistake braking into the first corner and collided with Bezzecchi, who managed to stay on his wheels, but continued the shortened sprint race from behind. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1705547356073070899 Marini was taken to the medical center for a check-up, due to suspected injuries.

Sep222023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

MotoGP: Marini fastest after first practice in India

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Luca Marini set the fastest time of Friday's MotoGP practice at the new Buddh International Circuit. The racetrack joined the race calendar for the first time this year, so the racers were just getting to know the new track. The second time was set by Jorge Martin, ahead of Aleix Espargaro and Marco Marquez, and all of them automatically qualified for the second part of Saturday's qualifying. In addition to those mentioned, Maverick Vinales, Francesco Bagnaia, Fabio Quartararo, Johann Zarco and another Repsol Honda racer, Joan Mir, will also perform there. Mir was a bit lucky in this, as the race leader Brad Binder's lap time was erased, as a result of which the KTM rider will start the qualification already in the first group.

Sep192023 by Nika ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Marini wants to see Marquez on Ducati

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VR46 rider Luca Marini says it would be fantastic to see Marc Marquez on Ducati if the Spaniard joins the Gresini team next season, but he does not believe the Spaniard will leave Honda. "I would really like to see that," he said of the possibility of a transfer for Marquez. "It would be fantastic to see a rider of his caliber on my bike, because then I could compare myself to him. Marc has a lot to show. Is he playing with Honda at the moment? I don't know, but I myself wouldn't give up the 12 million a season he's earning now . The bike is also not the same as it was at the beginning of the season. They have made good progress and I would be surprised if he left Honda now."

Sep112023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Marini also remained the fastest in the afternoon

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With a time of 1:30.602, Luca Marini finished Monday's test in Misano as the fastest. Maverick Vinales, who was 0,234 seconds behind in second place, was the only one besides Marini to go below the 1:31 mark. The third and fifth times were set by KTM's Brad Binder ahead of Jack Miller. Jorge Martin squeezed between them. Fabio Quartararo, who today tested the new Yamaha powertrain for next year, finished sixth. Like Marquez, he is said to be not the most enthusiastic about the new developments. The Frenchman led the most laps among all the racers in the afternoon. Miguel Oliveira was seventh, and Franco Morbidelli was eighth. Alex Marquez and Raul Fernandez completed the top ten.