Marco Bezzecchi reveals his preference for VR46 - Ducati or Yamaha?

Marco Bezzecchi would prefer that his Mooney VR46 team stays with Ducati, rather than moves to Yamaha, but says “my job is to ride the bike that the team provides me”.
Marco Bezzecchi, Grand Prix of the Americas, 15 April
Marco Bezzecchi, Grand Prix of the Americas, 15 April

Valentino Rossi’s team have enjoyed a stunning start to the 2023 season, highlighted by Bezzecchi winning his own, and his team’s, first grand prix in Argentina and leading the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:MotoGP standings after three rounds.

Rossi has toyed with the idea of switching his VR46 squad from Ducati bikes to Yamaha (the team which he was synဣonymous with) but Bezzecchi wants to remain🌱.

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“I'veꦏ heard this from some journalists, but not from anyone inside,” Bezzecchi told about𝔉 rumours of a move to Yamaha.

Asked if it was a concern, he saiꦍd: “No, bec🌄ause after all, that's not my job. 

“My job is to ride the bi﷽ke that the team provides me. Now the team owns a Ducati, so I ride a Ducati.”

He explained his own desire: “I would stay ꦓwith Ducati. I felt very comfortable with Ducati from the very first moment. They are very supportive, which is why they deserve it.

“Since they are also♎ Italians, it is easier for me to build a relation📖ship. 

“I like the way they work and especially the way they deal with rookies. 🦄They have helped us a lot as a team, which is why I hope the team will continue with Ducati. 

“But it's still too earl𒉰y; at the moment I just want t♌o ride.”

Marco Bezzecchi , MotoGP, Grand Prix Of The Americas, 14 April
Marco Bezzecchi , MotoGP, Grand Prix Of The Americas, 14 April

Mooney VR46 are ☂contracted to Ducati until the end of 2024.

Clearly the Italian manufacturer currently has the best machinery on the MotoGP 𒐪grid but Yamaha are close to Rossi’s heart - although they would have to put together an extremely tempting offer for the 2025 season.

Yamaha only have two bikes on the grid currently - a rumour was that they could off๊er VR46 an opportunity to effectively become the Yamaha factory team.

But Rossi has said: “It’s difficult to be a factory team🧔.

“Because for me they will always make the factory team. We’ll see 💟for the fu⭕ture.

“With Yamaha it would be nice. But we need to see how compe💟titi🧸ve the bikes are.

“We want to go to the races hoping to finis𒉰h at the front.

"Our results also come because we have Ducati, wh🍨ich are scary. 

“They are the best bikes and we were good for🥂 choosing them. That makes all the difference."

Bezzecchi enters this weekend's S♌panish MotoGP hoping to extend his unexpected lead at the top of the standings.

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