Avintia Ducati set to hold first 2021 MotoGP team launch
Avintia 🐟Ducati is setౠ to hold the first 2021 MotoGP team launch after announcing a date of February 5 for its online presentation.
The team has an all-new rider line-up this sea🌼son with Moto2 champion Enea Bastianini and title rival Luca Marini taking over from Johann Zarco🍸 and Tito Rabat.
Avin🐓tia is set to run two different liveries, with Valentino Rossi's younger brother Marini remaining in Sky colours and being run by VR46 within the Avintia structure.
Avintia Ducati is set to hold the first 2021 MotoGP team launch after announcing a dꩵate of February 5 for its online presentation.
The team has an all-new rider line-up this season with Moto2 c꧂hampion Enea Bastianini and title rival Luca Marini taking over from Joha🌟nn Zarco and Tito Rabat.
Avintia is set to run two different liveries, with Valentino Rossi's younger brother Marini remaining in Sky co🌃lours and being run by VR46 within the Avintia structure.
Marini's Sky VR46 Desmosedici was unveiled&n❀bsp;on Italian TV last December, but Bastianini's MotoGP livery remains unknown. Barring the arrival of a ꦍmajor new sponsor, it is expected to be similar to the Zarco/Rabat colours of last season.
While their bikes will look different, both Bastianini and Marini will be using year-old GP19-based machines. All othe♉r Du🐠cati riders will have the GP20.
The MotoGP technical freeze means that engine design for all but KTM and Aprilia must r🌞emain unchanged until 2022, however the chassis, suspension, electronics and aerodynamics can be updated.
Zarco, promoted to Pramac for 2021, gave Avintia it's first MotoGP podium and pole position on ꦇhis way to 13th in the world championship. Rabat, who is switching to Wo🍌rldSBK, was just 22nd with a best finish of eleventh.
Following the Avintia launch, the Official Ducati Team (Jack M💦iller and Francesco Bagnaia) will hold its online presentation on February 9, with Repsol Honda (Marc Marquez and Pol Espargaro)♔ rumoured for February 11, KTM (Brad Binder and Miguel Oliveira) and Tech3 (Danilo Petrucci and Iker Lecuona) set for February 12 and Monster Yamaha (Maverick Vinales and Fabio Quartararo) confirmed for February 15.
Dates for the other team launches – including defending🥀 world champions Suzuki - remain unknown.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story ꦿand Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
