Moto2 | Nicolò Bulega leaves Valentino Rossi's VR46

Moto2 World Championship – Nicolò Bulega, current Sky Racing Team VR46 rider, leaves Valentino Rossi's VR46 Riders Academy and his current team. After six seasons, the paths of driver #11 and those of the "Doctor" Academy split.

JNB Sport Business, which looks after the pilot's interests, communicated that "moments of great sporting satisfaction were shared, alternating also with those very difficult moments that all sports offer. JNB Sport Business communicates that for the 2020 season the contractual management agreements with the VR46 Riders Academy nor with the Sky Racing Team VR46 of our rider Nicolò Bulega. Over this long period of time, it has been an honor and a pleasure to have had the opportunity to collaborate with such a prestigious company, which has allowed Nicolò to grow sportingly and emotionally; an ideal structure for the training of young talents, who we will thank forever.”

Nicolò Bulega statements on separation from VR46 Riders Academy

“The VR46 was like a second family for me; for six years I have shared most of the hours every day with Vale, Uccio, Albi, Barbara and my friends and fellow Academy drivers. I learned a lot from them and I feel privileged to have been part of this group and to be able to proudly say that I was a rider of my absolute idol Valentino Rossi. After many seasons with the same colors and with the same people, however, now is the moment in which I have to try to walk on my own two feet and undertake new professional experiences to complete myself as an athlete and as a man. Mine won't be an easy challenge, on the contrary, but let's say that this aspect will also serve as a stimulus for me.
First of all, I want to thank Valentino Rossi, who believed in me and who was and, I hope, will remain for me, an older brother, a friend, a great example. I thank Uccio, a friend with whom I have always had an excellent relationship of respect and friendship. But the list of people to thank is endless, from Albi, to my friend teammate Luca Marini, to all those who work at VR46 who have been part of my great dream of racing in the world championship... I would like to dedicate a special thank you also to Sky who has always believed in me. Nicolò, Nathalie and Davide Bulega.”