Aldeguer was VR46’s “first choice”

While the departure of Luca Marini from the Vr46 team was announced the day after the last event of the season, the news which formalized the signing of Fabio Di Giannantonio to replace him did not take long.

The Gresini driver, without a seat for a few Grands Prix, suddenly woke up to fight regularly for the top 3, winning a victory in Qatar in the process.

An impressive end to the season which reignited the debate within the team Valentino Rossi while No. 49 was not part of the initial list.

“We can't hide it, we were aiming for Fermín Aldeguer, admits Pablo Nieto, executive of VR46 at the microphone of DAZN. However, the step taken by Fabio during the last Grands Prix reshuffled the cards. Since the Australian Grand Prix, Diggia has been one of the two or three best drivers in the field.

For the first time, we are opening the doors of our team to a driver who is not part of the Academy, He continues. It's time to start getting to know each other, to build a good relationship with him before starting work. »

In addition to the experience and good form of the Italian, VR46 will be able to count on his time with Gresini to acquire some knowledge from another Ducati satellite team.

« He comes from Gresini Racing, which is a very good team, and we need to get information to see where they are better and where we can improve. This will greatly raise the level of the team »concludes Nieto.

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