The first ever VR46 team livery on a MotoGP bike, which Valentino Rossi protege Luca Marini will race with in 2021 aboard the Esponsorama Racing Ducati, has been revealed. Ducati confirmed last month it had secured the signatures of 2020 Moto2 world champion Enea Bastianini and Moto2 runner-up Marini to join the Esponsorama squad (formally Avintia). As part of Marini's deal, close ties have been forged between the VR46 team - for whom Marini raced with in Moto2 - and Esponsorama Racing, with the Sky-backed VR46 livery appearing on the Italian's bike. VR46 Moto2 team boss Pablo Nieto will also have a senior role within the Esponsorama team, while some of Marini's crew from Moto2 will step...
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