Raffaele de Rosa through his personal website has officially confirmed that he’ll be in Pablo Nieto’s Moto2 G22 Racing Team for the 2011 season.
The 23-year old Napolitan rider who raced for Herve Poncharal’s Moto2 Tech3 team in 2010, will be fielded alongside Fonsie Nieto, will be riding a Moriwaki bike, that he already tried out in the recent Valencia tests and confirms that the Moriwaki MD600 is much easier and smoother to ride than the Mistral 610.
“This season wasn’t very good, but I never stopped believing in my abilities.
I’m looking to the future with optimism, and I’m ready to write an important chapter of my career.
” said De Rosa, whose best result was a 6th place at Estoril.
“I was struck by how easier it was to ride (Moriwaki) than my previous bike, it’s more balanced while the engine seems to be better developed.
I can’t wait to develop it in the upcoming tests.
”
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