Moto3: Team Italia 2016 presented

3570 Team Italy – Team Italia has been presented, which will take part in the Moto3 class motorcycle world championship with riders Lorenzo Petrarca and Stefano Valtulini. The two make their debut in the world championship riding the Mahindra MGP3O. The Team's main sponsor is the Cooperativa RadioTaxi 3570, in its fourth year of sponsorship, but "promoted" this year to Title Sponsor. Lorenzo Petrarca and Stefano Valtulini, both born in 97, trained competitively in the FMI chain represented by Minimotos and the Italian Speed ​​Championship. They will be followed by Emanuele Ventura, Team Manager and Technical Manager of the structure managed by MTA Italia.

“Although we are aware of some objective difficulties, I can say that our commitment in the Moto3 World Championship continues. We do it with great sacrifices and with a different approach compared to the recent past, but firmly determined to continue the work done in recent years which has allowed us to give a boost to our academy and make Italian drivers return to the protagonists of the category - he said Paolo Sesti (President of the Italian Motorcycle Federation) – Two young promises will race with Team Italia, Lorenzo Petrarca and Stefano Valtulini, eager to perform well and gain experience as other “Azzurri Talents” have done who now play in highly prestigious teams in the MotoGP.”

“We start again in this new season with a much more important commitment on our part which sees us once again alongside Team Italia, but as Title Sponsor in the Moto3 World Championship. Our 3570 Cooperative is proud to be able to stand alongside these new talents who want to emerge, we will therefore give them all our maximum support to reach this goal. Our structure has always been particularly attentive to social issues such as the attention paid to young people, this sensitivity gained has convinced us to embrace this project with the belief that the boys of 3570 Team Italia will have the opportunity to demonstrate their ability – he said Loreno Bittarelli (President of Cooperativa Radio Taxi 3570) – We initially decided to undertake this project out of pure curiosity, I like to define it as our 'experiment'. Over the years we have seen that it has given us a lot of satisfaction to support these young talents, full of enthusiasm, eager to convey the excellence of 'Made in Italy' throughout the world. An element of value that we want to support with all our strength.”

“We begin this season of the 3570 Team Italia in collaboration with the Italian Motorcycle Federation with the availability of the new Mahindra MGP3O, the contribution of two young promises of motorcycling such as Lorenzo Petrarca and Stefano Valtulini, determined again this year to achieve our goals, first of all to increase the level of competitiveness of young Italian drivers – he explained Emanuele Ventura (Team Manager – 3570 Team Italia) – During the first winter tests we broke the ice, focusing mainly on the adaptation of our riders to the bikes. We know that the start will not be easy, but we hope to reach our maximum competitiveness as soon as possible and fight for positions in line with expectations."

“I am very proud to have been chosen by 3570 Team Italia for this project in the Moto3 World Championship: I can assure you that I will give my all to repay the trust placed in me. For me, 2016 will represent my debut season in the MotoGP where I will compete with very experienced and fast riders, so I hope it will be a year where I will gain a lot of experience to exploit in the following years – he said Lorenzo Petrarca (3570 Team Italia – Mahindra MGP3O #77) – I will race with a Mahindra with which I am progressively refining my feeling on the saddle, but I am convinced that in the pre-season tests we will be able to find that detail we need to be competitive starting from the first race. For 2016 I have several objectives, three in particular: always improving myself weekend after weekend, not disappointing anyone and giving my all for the Italian Motorcycle Federation."

“I am extremely happy to be part of the 3570 Team Italia, I can only thank the Italian Motorcycle Federation for the wonderful opportunity it gave me this year to make my full-time debut in the MotoGP. I will have a Mahindra at my disposal, a bike that I immediately liked in several aspects: the corner-entry phase where we can brake very hard, the acceleration when exiting corners where we can count on good grip, and we are also now experimenting with new routes of set-up to be able to fully exploit the potential of the bike – he was honest Stefano Valtulini (3570 Team Italia – Mahindra MGP3O #43) – In this regard, in the first tests we set out concrete work to be very prepared for the first race and, above all, to be able to improve throughout the season. My personal objective, shared with the whole team, will be to acquire as much information as possible in order to achieve constant growth from race to race."