VR46 Racing Team

They train here.

Remember that the VR46, they lap here 1,000 laps a, a year, you know? So...

I think Pecco said, um, they haven't been training here quite as often recently, so you know, it'll only be, you know, maybe one or two thousand rather than 10,000 laps.

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anybody else that could potentially sort of rip things up for, for Ducati? I mean, Digia, he's probably done a fair amount of laps around this circuit as well.

Everyone, basically everyone in, um, uh, all of VR46 riders spend an awful lot of time here.

Anyone on a Ducati or on a plate, a plate, Jorge Martin, you'd have to say that Martin could be pretty quick around here.

Uh, I also wonder, I just have a little feeling about Petro Acosta because I think the KTM could be pretty tasty around here as well.

And I think it's going to be quite a tough race as well.

But it should be fun.

Neil, we are in VR46's backyard, testified, of course, for previous victories for Franco Morbidelli, Luca Marini also winning in Moto2 here in the past.

But who is your tip for the Grand Prix?

Can you chill, please? By all means, still be quick, but just don't dive bomb us for a little while.

And yeah, same for Ducati with VR46 and Digia at some point as well.

I've got no moral qualms about a factory saying to a satellite team that is not in the title fight, give us some space.

Ducati will never have to say that because Mark fundamentally doesn't care.

First of all, he's really bright.

And, uh, yeah, I was told that, uh, when he was riding for VR46, that, uh, he, he, he wasn't allowed near the computer because, uh, he, he was able to start it on his own and, and start analyzing stuff before the crew chief.

David's cracked the code.

Yeah.

Basically, he says he's so sensitive.

He understands, like, uh, did, did you say of himself, like, "I feel like I'm, I'm, I, uh," you know, "just a good feedback rider.

I can give good feedback and tell you a- and tell everyone." But he said, like- Even, even when we're riding, like, Panigales, it's Marini who really, uh, sort of like notices things and can explain things, and explains things to, to, to, uh, to, to the other VR46 riders, and they go, "Oh, yeah, yeah, right.

Okay." And they, so they, they help to understand.

So that, that was really over and, um, you know, luckily he's still got the Ducati option.

They, they still see the potential in him, so he's on the grid next year, isn't he? And to be confirmed, but, uh, everything points to VR46.

So at least he has that security.

But yeah, it's been a really...