Marco Bezzecchi will have a new teammate by his side at the Pertamina Enduro VR46 MotoGP Team in 2024 after Luca Marini decided to accept the challenge proposed by Repsol Honda Team. The chosen one for his place was Fabio Di Giannantonio, but before the Italian was confirmed in the team, there were many rumors that spoke of the possibility of his teammate being Fermín Aldeguer.
Third place in this year’s championship, Bezzecchi was questioned by Manuel Pecino about his preferences regarding his teammate, whether someone with experience in the class – as is the case with Di Giannantonio – or someone younger, like Aldeguer, and #72 said he didn’t know what to think about it, quoted by Motosan: ‘I don’t know, I’ve been in the team with Luca for a few years, honestly I’m used to him, so I don’t know’.
However, even a new rider brings something new, which he can learn from, he acknowledged: ‘For me, you can learn from both an experienced rider and a junior one. Obviously, we learn certain things from a junior rider, maybe the speed is there, some details are missing, but in both cases we can learn something from any rider, so for me, it doesn’t change much’.
Di Giannantonio ended up being chosen to take Marini’s place, as he was left without a contract after Gresini did not count on him, signing with Marc Márquez.
