Danilo Petrucci, from MotoGP al Dakar: "The goal will be to end and enjoy"

It was an open secret that is already official.As Marc reported a few weeks ago, Danilo Petrucci changes the ktm of circuits...For one from Raids.The Italian, at 31, will carry the colors of the Tech3 KTM team of the gray of the asphalt to the gold of the Dakar Arena.

Petrucci thus fulfills the dream he had working with throughout this 2021, and will do so within the official structure of the Austrian brand, which will fight to recover the throne of the Dakar that has taken Honda in the last two years in the last two years.

The Dakar, Petrucci's golden dream

This radical change that the Italian now undertakes is given by a personal motivation: "The Dakar is an event that I have always wanted to experience since he was a child and saw the videos of the 80s and 90s.Now, thanks to KTM, it is a dream that comes true, "he explains in the statement that makes the signing official.

"I will be the only pilot who in just one month will compete in the MotoGP World Championship and then in the Dakar, so it is a great pride to be there.My main objective will be to finish and enjoy the race, "he adds.

Price, Walkner and Benavides, luxury teachers

Petrucci already knows where he has gotten since he has recently been able to complete a Stage in Dubai (where some of the most demanding dunes of the Middle East) are found in which he has worked with all the winners of the team's Dakar.Toby Price, Matthias Walkner and Kevin Benavides have been their luxury teachers

"It has been incredible to see them pilot them and they have been very friendly to instruct me.I hope that the training we will perform during the next month is sufficient.I know it will be a very hard, but also exciting race, "explained 'Petrux'.

The most demanding work for a newcomer to the Raids, the navigation, carries it out - as is a tradition in KTM - with the team leader, Jordi Viladoms: "I have started working in navigation with him, who has competed inMany editions and podium finish, it has been a great help for my learning this special art ".

Petrucci presents a high speed curriculum, with two victories included in the Queen of Motorcycling Class.He has been part of the MotoGP grill for 10 seasons and, in parallel, he has cultivated his enduro skills and motocross that can now help him make a faster adaptation to the RAIDS.