Valentino Rossi crowns Marco Bezzecchi: “I want him for the title.”

The goal è to see the world championship go to his protégé.

Valentino Rossi sees Marco Bezzecchi as world champion. The 'Doctor' has elected his protégé as a candidate to win the 2024 MotoGP title, after being a major player for much of last season. But now the boss of his team, the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team, is still looking further.

"The year 2023 è has been fantastic for our team,” Valentino Rossi recalled to the microphones of 'Sky Sport' -We managed to be always competitive, and Bezzecchi è a great since he decided to stay with us. Our rider lineup è fantastic, and the hope è to be in contention to win the world".

"I am very pleased with the bike, which è looks great and is also very recognizable on the grid. Now with us there'è Fabio Di Giannantonio, who we want to make comfortable to allow him to go as strong as he did at the end of 2023. The goals to be achieved are many, but I would love to see Bezzecchi fighting for the title until the end", added Valentino Rossi.