MotoGP legend Rossi’s absence won’t change much on track

The new MotoGP season begins on Friday with the first free practice of 2022 at the Qatar Grand Prix and will mark the first new premier class campaign not to feature Valentino Rossi since 1999.

The VR46 name will still be present on the grid in the form of Rossi’s new Ducati satellite team, which will field his brother Marini and Moto2 graduate Marco Bezzecchi.

Marini admitted on…