Petrucci 'happy to entertain'
Danilo Petrucci admits he's not a 'great videogame player' in general, but the Ducati MotoGP star is happy to hel🐼p entertain the fans during the coronavirus lockdown by taking part in the Virtual races.
The Italian finished sixth after fending off a last-corner att🃏ack from friend 𝔍Valentino Rossi on his previous digital appearance, at the Red Bull Ring.
Petrucci will return to represent the factory Ducati team 🧸in this Sunday's broadcast of the Virtual Grand Prix of Spain, at the Jerez circuit, to coincide w♋ith the original date of the postponed Spanish GP.
Danilo Petrucci admits he's not a 'great videogame player' in general, but the Ducati MotoGP star is happy to help entertain the fans during 🌱the coronavirus lockdown by t⛎aking part in the Virtual races.
The Italian finished sixth after fending of🐲f a last-corner attack from friend Valentino Rossi on his previous digital appearance, at the Red Bull Ring.
Petrucci will return to represent the factory Ducat🌠i team in this Sunday's broadcast of the Virtual Grand Prix of Spain, at the Jerez circuit, to coincide with the original date of the poꦕstponed Spanish GP.
Not only have Moto2 and𓆉 Moto3 events been added for this weekend, but riders will also be using the la🍰test MotoGP 2020 videogame for the first time.
“I am quite curious to see how this second 🐼🌱Virtual Race will go for me," Petrucci said.
"Compared to the V꧒𒐪irtual Race 2, this time we will be playing with the new MotoGP 20 videogame. I am already training a bit with it these days, and it is truly realistic!
"In general, I am not a great videogame player, and maybe, this will be a disadvantage for me against the youngest riders, but I am happy to be able to participate and ent🗹ertain all the fans that are waiting to see us on track soon.”
Sunday's broadcast w🐈ill start at 3:00pm (CET) with the eleven MotoGP riders competing over a 13-lap distance, the equivalent of 50% of the real grand prix.
Hig𓆏hlights of the qualifying sessions will be broadcasted before each of the three races, which will fo﷽llow the traditional order of Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP.
Petrucci's team-m🃏ate Andrea Dovizioso is among💙 the riders not to have yet taken part in a digital race.
Virtual Grand Prix of Spain – Rider line-up
MotoGP:
Repsol Honda Team: Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez
Ducati Team: Danilo Petrucci
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP: Maverick Viñales
Team Suzuki Ecstar: Alex Rins
Petronas Yamaha SRT: Fabio Quartararo
Pramac Racing: Francesco Bagnaia
Reale Avintia Racing: Tito Rabat
Red Bull KTM Tech 3: Miguel Oliveira, Iker Le𒅌cuona
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini: Lorenzo Savadori
Moto2:
Red Bull KTM Ajo: Jorge Martin
Flexbox HP 40: Lorenzo Baldassarri
Italtrans Racing Team: Enea Bastianini
American Racing: Marcos Ramirez
Beta Tools Speed Up: Jorge Navarro
Liqui Moly Intact GP: Marcel Schrötter
Aspar Team: Aron Canet
Petronas Sprinta Racing: Jake Dixon
NTS RW Racing GP: Bo Bendsneyder
Sky Racing Team VR46: Luca Marini
Moto3:
Aspar Team Gaviota: Albert Arenas
Leopard Racing: Dennis Foggia
SIC58 Squadra Corse: Niccolo Antonelli
Kömmerling Gresini Moto3: Gabriel Rodrigo
Rivacold Snipers Team: Tony Arbolino
Red Bull KTM Ajo: Raul Fernandez
Estrella Galicia 0,0: Sergio Garcia
Red Bull KTM Tech 3: Deniz Öncü
Sterilgarda Max Racing Team: Alonso Lopez
BOE Skull Rider Facile Energy: Ricardo Rossi
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of 𒊎the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
