European GP – Mecarto 2021: Tito Rabat fired from Ducati-Avintia in favor of Luca Marini –

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Mecarto 2021: Tito Rabat fired from Ducati-Avintia in favor of Luca Marini

European GP - Mecarto 2021: Tito Rabat fired from Ducati-Avintia in favor of Luca Marini -

Luca Marini, half-brother of Valentino Rossi in contention for the Moto2 title, reaches the premier category of the Moto Grand Prix in the Ducati-Avinitia team, which also welcomes the young Enea Bastianini. Despite his contract for 2021, Esteve "Tito" Rabat is unceremoniously pushed towards the exit of MotoGP … Explanations.

The Avintia team – known to charge its pilots – is not an approximation in terms of respect for contracts: we remember in particular the borderline treatment reserved for the French pilot Christophe Ponsson, fired like a mess during his freelance replacement in 2018.

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The Spanish structure of Raul Romero does it again by separating from Tito Rabat to replace him with Luca Marini, even though the Spanish driver had signed a contract – and brought back a big sponsor! – for the 2021 season. Yes, but here it is: Marini is Valentino Rossi’s half-brother and runs in his VR46 supported by Sky, a powerful and influential alliance.

Another "detail" to take into account: the contract of the Ducati-Avintia team (renamed this year "Esponsorama Racing team") with the promoter Dorna is coming to an end and its director wishes to take advantage of this to sell his structure. A transaction also favored by the sudden notoriety that the performances of Johann Zarco give to this team so far subscribed to the "rear posts" !

However, the Sky VR46 wants to climb in MotoGP after having successfully cut its teeth in Moto3 and Moto2, which can only be done through the purchase of places already allocated under the current MotoGP regulations. Placing Lucai Marini at Ducati-Avinita is a first step towards this operation, which we imagine closely followed by Valentino Rossi…

The half-brother of the n ° 46 will team up with Enea Bastianini, another talented Italian rider who announced at the start of the season that he had a "pre-contract" with Ducati for MotoGP. With three victories this year in Moto2, "Bestia" plays the title seven points behind current leader Sam Lowes (178 against 171 pts), followed by Luca Marini (155 pts) who also has three successes but has struggled since the GP of Catalonia.

The two Italians will ride the same bikes – a first for Avintia – and will benefit from the manufacturer’s support to develop their Desmosedici GP19. Remember that Johann Zarco is migrating to Ducati Pramac on a GP20 alongside Jorge Martin, while jack Miller and Franco Bagnaia will wear the official colors in the official Ducati team..

These appointments are close to completing the transfer window for 2021, since all the handlebars are allocated except that of Aprilia by Andrea Iannone who is still awaiting the official verdict on his suspension for doping to know if he will drive the year. next.

In the opposite case, Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso are strongly expected to recover the place left vacant on the RS-GP of the fantastic Italian driver. Stay connected !

Official statements

Raul Romero (owner of the Avintia Esponsorama team) : "The sporting and technical restructuring of Esponsorama Racing continues with this signing. This year, we have made incredible progress with Johann Zarco and Tito Rabat. We have shown that the work pays off. We must also thank our sponsors , like Ducati, Ohlins and Brembo. We are so proud to welcome Luca Marini and Sky Racing Team VR46, one of the benchmark teams of Moto2. We have high hopes. We want to continue to occupy a place of choice within this championship ".

Paolo Ciabatti (Ducati sports director) : "We are very happy to have reached an agreement with Esponsorama Racing and Sky Racing Team VR46, which will allow Luca Marini to make his MotoGP debut from 2021. Luca is one of the fastest riders in the Moto2 ™ and Ducati grid intends to provide it with the necessary support.This signature is in line with our vision of nurturing young talents, as has already been the case with Francesco Bagnaia, who will soon be joining the official Ducati team ".

Luca Marini: “Joining MotoGP ™ is every rider’s dream. To have this opportunity, while being able to share it with Sky Racing Team VR46, Esponsorama Racing and Ducati, is even better. In recent years, I have gained experience with the team, it has been seen in terms of results. We are now entering a crucial phase. We will continue to work hard to achieve our goals, before making this climb. "

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