“I'm happy to currently have a good teammate » explained Andrea Dovizioso during the post-race press conference, who are " I've had it in the past, but it wasn't always the case.."
Dovi declared himself satisfied with his agreement with Jorge Lorenzo, his teammate this season at Ducati, suggesting that he was less happy with his collaboration with Andrea Iannone.
“I've been saying since last year in Valencia that I immediately felt good with Jorge because, while it happened in the past, he didn't think about trying to hurt me or create a strange situation on the team. He is very focused on his part, in his work. »
“Every time everyone watches on TV when they ride, you make a comparison, “his driving style is different” but I had no problem about it. He has his own character and it hasn't caused me any problems. I think I'm a calm guy and I don't want to create any strange situation for everyone, so I'm happy about that. »
“I was happy to have a good teammate in the past, but that wasn't the case for everyone! In Argentina last year it was a completely different story when we were fighting for the place at Ducati. Everyone saw what happened. »
“I think Jorge is a smart guy and he explained what happened last Sunday in the fight. I lost the front when I was alone and he lost the front when he was alone. The grip was very low and if you wanted to attack there was no room to try and play. I think he rode really well for three quarters of the race and I saw him trying to limit some mistakes because he lost a bit of grip at the rear and that created more problems at the rear. Before. »
“I was able to see him from the first lap, so I know everything, I know all the details, while he couldn't see me. He was faster in some places and I was faster in others. »
“Our bike is not easy and you can ask Jorge, it takes him time to adapt because it is a different bike from the one he has been riding so far. »
“In any case, our bike is very good this season and my results are really consistent. Unfortunately I sometimes finished 9th, 10th or 13th like at Phillip Island and that cost the championship battle, but we won six races. »
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