At the moment at Ducati, Andrea Dovizioso seems to be trying hard to dampen the atmosphere. His confirmation for the next two seasons alongside Jorge Lorenzo for whom the transalpine manufacturer rolled out a carpet as red as its motorcycles could have transported him with joy. But for several Grands Prix, he has found it hard to believe it, constantly harping on about a change in working method.
In Assen, this weekend, the teammate of a Iannone to whom it was preferred to continue with the Desmosedici will celebrate its 150rd departure in MotoGP. A Dutch terrain, however, not conducive to the feat for the eldest of the two Andreas who has only had three podiums in his career in Holland: two third places in 2011 and 2012 before a second position in 2014. Last year , he was unable to stay in the top 10 because of vibrations as malignant as they were mysterious on his GP15.
What will the 2016 vintage be worth? Dovi gives us an idea: “ At the moment we are fast on the clock but we are missing something to stay with the leading men and fight for the podium ". A refrain now known among the Italian who still maintains hope: “ the tests after the Catalan Grand Prix were important because we were able to make progress with the Desmosedici."
« We should do better at Assen than at Barcelona because the track offers more grip, which will degrade the tires less over the length of a race. Even though it's not one of my favorite tracks, I think I can get a good result this year. But we can't really make any predictions because no one knows how the Michelins will behave there. ».
Not even the weather...
