An abundance of goods does no harm, says the proverb, and if at Ducati both riders are able to win the championship, this will protect the Italian manufacturer from a possible problem due to injury, which could be the case when you only have a single leader.
Abundance of goods does no harm, but if we find Jorge Lorenzo et Andrea Dovizioso To fight for the title in the last race in Valencia, it will take strong nerves in the Ducati stand. The 2017 edition of the Valencia GP will then have been just a taste of the festivities (see photo above).
During the recent Sepang tests, Jorge Lorenzo set a new unofficial circuit record of 1'58.830, while Andrea Dovizioso was fourth at 0.339, and Jack Miller (on a GP17) fifth at 0.516.
“We were satisfied with what happened in our stand » declared team manager Davide Tardozzi to motogp.com. The Italian warns not to read too much into the Sepang test times. Nevertheless, he confidently declares: “ I think we can fight for the crown with both drivers this year. »
And Tardozzi emphasizes that the changes made by the factory were entirely in line with the riders' wishes: “ Both drivers and Danilo Petrucci spoke very positively “, he declared with satisfaction. “ The new engine is particularly well received, we have tried to make it more flexible and less aggressive. »
“We've been working on it all winter and it looks like it's paying off: we've made progress on the chassis regarding cornering, but we still need to work on corner exit. »
Ducati promises a new version of the chassis, which will be used from February 16 to 18 during testing at the Changi International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand. However, Tardozzi does not want to show his cards yet, he only reveals a little. The innovation is supposed to help both drivers, but especially Lorenzo, navigate corners better. “ Come to Buriram and you will see what's new » makes an appointment with Tardozzi.
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Source: motogp.com / Dorna
