Ahead of this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix – both Marini and the team’s home race – it was confirmed he would stay with his half-brother Valentino Rossi’s team for another year. “Remaining in the Mooney VR46 Racing Team also in 2024 is for me a question of trust in a very close-knit working group, which has believed in me for many years,” Marini said. "As a team, we will do everything to achieve our goals the next season. "Not only Vale, Uccio [Salucci] and Pablo [Nieto] whom I thank, but the whole technical team that supports me and Ducati. “Being among the protagonists of the 2024 season, fighting for the Championship as a rider and as a Team is certainly a real ambition.” Marini is currently seventh in the standings with 125 points, having scored his maiden podium at the Americas GP in Austin. He made his MotoGP debut in 2021 with the Avintia team but was backed by the VR46 organisation and sported their livery. He then joined Rossi’s VR46 team when it took over Avintia’s grid spots for 2022, alongside former Moto2 team-mate Bezzecchi.