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The 25-year-old made his MotoGP debut final 12 months with Avintia Ducati on a GP19 backed by VR46, earlier than racing a 2022-spec Ducati this season with the VR46 squad.
Marini was considered one of two Ducati riders to not rating a podium in 2022 alongside Gresini rookie Fabio Di Giannantonio, however loved a constant marketing campaign in 12th within the standings on 120 factors.
MotoGP isn’t any stranger to having household relations on the grid, with Marc and Alex Marquez, Pol and Aleix Espargaro, and Darryn and Brad Binder racing on the grid in 2022.
This, nonetheless, has led to feedback – significantly in Alex Marquez’s case – that a few of them are solely in MotoGP due to their surname.
Whereas he doesn’t share a surname with Rossi, Marini’s familial ties are sometimes talked about in the identical breath when he’s talked about and the pair even shared a automotive twice within the Gulf 12 Hours endurance race, ending third in a Kessel-run Ferrari in 2019.
However the 25-year-old has no downside together with his familial connection to Rossi being mentioned, and feels making comparisons between them is silly.
“No, sincerely this doesn’t change a lot,” Marini advised Motorsport.com in an unique interview when requested if he felt any additional strain using in Rossi’s workforce.
“The comparability has by no means occurred as a result of it’s unattainable to check.
Luca Marini, VR46 Racing Staff
Photograph by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images
“What Vale did in his profession is one thing unbelievable that no one will do one thing just like what he has completed, as a result of additionally it’s a special interval.
“Now it’s unattainable to win 10 races in a row as a result of the extent is simply too excessive, it’s an excessive amount of.
“Every part is at an unbelievable degree, the 24 riders in MotoGP are unbelievable, the bikes are improbable, and each rider can win a race.
“So, it’s not doable to make a comparability. So, for me there isn’t any extra strain.
“The riders with strain are right here to win, as a result of they’re right here for this as a result of it’s troublesome to win each Sunday.”
Marini will stay with VR46 for the 2023 season, however will proceed to race a 2022-spec bike after Ducati elected to solely subject current-spec works equipment at its manufacturing facility squad and Pramac.
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