Andrea Dovizioso is not currently experiencing a smooth Grand Prix of the Americas. In pure performance, he only remains in the second part of the top 10 and is plagued by recurring technical problems. And if the Ducati official will start sixth for the race, it is thanks to the penalty suffered by his teammate.
A pair Iannone who had cut it in two a week ago in view of the finish of the Argentine Grand Prix, while the podium was assured for the two Desmosedici. In fact, since the start of the meeting in Austin, he has been the executioner Iannone which gives the tempo to the stopwatch. A situation that we hope to reverse Dovizioso race : " unfortunately, we are currently experiencing a weekend spoiled by various technical reasons which prevented us from carrying out normal test sessions. I could only do a maximum of four clean laps and I also fell. However, it is a circuit where it is difficult to find the right settings.".
« Qualifying was the exception but I didn't get there in the best condition. I didn't really have any feeling with the front. Especially in the middle of a curve where the bike wanted to close. I didn't drive smoothly. I think everyone is at the limit with the front tire because its grip is not great and if you do a little too much you go over the limit. I only had two more degrees of angle when I fell » says Dovi on crash.net.
« Now, when you mount the harder tire at the rear, it goes better with the front. This is why I am more confident for the race, but we will still have to work in warm-up because the Hondas and Yamahas are a little far away. However, I think I can stay with the leading group ". With what choice of rubber? “ I'm thinking of taking the tires that were delivered to us on Saturday. As soon as I tried them, I had lap times similar to those accomplished with the soft ones. ". Andrea Dovizioso took the second step of the podium on two occasions in Austin, in 2014 and 2015. And at Ducati, we seem ready to welcome Lorenzo for the next two seasons.
