Luca Marini conquers the first points of the history of Mooney VR46 Racing Team at the Qatar GP thanks to the P13 under the checkered flag. Instead, he retired after a crash for Marco Bezzecchi, making his debut in the Top class. Shot on the Ducati Desmosedici GP fairing with PEACE written from the 17th spot on the grid, Luca immediately picked up the pace of the group battling for the Top15 and climbed up the rankings to hit the first two points of the season. On the ground during the seventh lap, when he was in P13, first among the rookies with a good pace up to that moment, Marco who had hit the 15th place in qualifying. For both of them next appointment on Sunday 20 March for the GP of Indonesia, a new entry in the MotoGP calendar for the 2022 season.
Luca Marini: “I couldn’t expect much from today’s race considering how the weekend went. I can only say that I am satisfied because in the race we solved the problem we had been carrying around since Friday and I found the usual driving sensations I had in the pre season. We have to keep working, especially on the electronics, something is missing in terms of performance to be there with the group. Today it was important to finish the race, collect info and test all the maps to do well the next race in Indonesia. This is a new bike, we have a lot to do, the Championship is long and we need to be calm and serene. Finally, congratulations to Andrea Migno and Celestino Vietti for their wonderful victories for the Academy and the Team! Well done!“.
Marco Bezzecchi: “A good race until the fall. Not a perfect start, but I managed to be fast right away. Unfortunately, I had never done so many laps behind someone in the slipstream, I made a mistake when braking the last corner with the brake lever and I used too much rear brake. I’m not completely familiar with the bike yet, it was a error of inexperience. Too bad, it is still part of our apprenticeship path. I am happy with the work done with the team and with Ducati: we are back on track in Indonesia to get the points“.
Pablo Nieto (team manager): “It was a special weekend for us in any case. The real debut of the team and Mooney in MotoGP. It was not an easy Sunday for the Team, Luca won the first points of the season after two somewhat complicated days. Friday’s problem slowed us down and we continued all this until the race. A real shame for Marco because he had started well and was keeping a good pace. We continue to work for the GP in Indonesia“.
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