Mooney VR46 unveils 2023 MotoGP colours

Mooney VR46 became the latest MotoGP team to lift the covers on their 2023 Ducati charges on Monday morning.

Luca Marini and Marco Bezzecchi presented their respective number 10 and 72 jet black Desmosedici’s under the direction of team owner Valentino Rossi, as the pair prepare for the final pre-season tests at Portimao, in Portugal next weekend.

It’s the tenth season in the Grand Prix paddock for the Tavullia team, its second in the premier class as a satellite Ducati squad, with Marini aiming for top five consistency this season despite the ever-increasing calendar and demands of the new schedule.

“In the test I really felt the difference from last year’s bike,” Bezzecchi commented. “This bike is fantastic and I felt immediately good from the beginning. The connection from the gas is very precise but also the aero is different, so I really like it.”

“This new spec is much better” Marini agreed, after enjoying a year’s experience on the GP2022. “Is fantastic because I can have good speed in the straight but good agility inside the corners, so I think we are close to perfection.

“The package that we have now is very good, the pace was strong, the lap time on the qualifying simulation was fantastic. I’m really satisfied about it but we need to wait.

“I think that we can fight for the top five position in every race.

“I want to try to use our potential in the first races because I think that the factory team need to work a little bit on the new specification, while we are ready now for try to win. So this is the target for the first races.”

“My only target is to try to reach a first victory, so this is the goal that I’m searching for for the beginning,” Bezzecchi added. “Having a package that is already very fast, very