VR46 announces Marini’s departure, paving way for Honda MotoGP switch

Marini stepped up to the premier class in 2021 with the VR46-backed side of the Avintia squad, ahead of Valentino Rossi’s team’s takeover of the latter’s grid slots for 2022.Over the last two years with VR46, Marini has scored two grand prix podiums – both of which in 2023, with the first coming in America when he was second, before he was third last week in Qatar.The half-brother of …Keep reading