A second place in Losail, a draw in Argentina and a sixth place in Austin providing 30 points and a 4th place in the drivers' standings, such is Andrea Dovizioso's current spoils in this 2017 World Championship.
Meanwhile, his teammate Jorge Lorenzo is in 13th place with 12 points.
Results which obviously do not correspond to the expectations of the two men, and, faced with the current silence of Gigi Dall'Igna, it is the first who sticks to it and speaks out to the television channel Sky : “We are aiming high and it is normal to be disappointed. In my opinion, however, what is happening is important for the future, because it confirms certain aspects that we need to improve. The arrival of Jorge, as I thought, is very positive because we have a champion at home who can help us develop the bike (see here). We also need to confirm some limitations of the bike and try to resolve them as quickly as possible. So, to play the championship. This is my fifth year with Ducati and they are well aware of the positive and negative sides of the bike. The arrival of Jorge is an important confirmation: there has been a significant investment in him and this therefore confirms that we need to work on other aspects.”
Even if the Borgo Panigale firm recently went there for private tests, winning in Jerez appears difficult on a track which, unlike Yamaha, generally does not favor Italian machines: 7th in 2016, 6th and 9th in 2015, 5th in 2014, etc.
“It's difficult to make predictions since the arrival of Michelin because there are slightly different tires at each race. So depending on how much grip you can find and what tires they bring, the weekend always changes a little bit for everyone. Last year we suffered a bit at Jerez, so don't expect to go there and win there. But I think we won't be very far because the test we did there a few weeks ago didn't go badly.
