11 points currently separate world championship leader Marc Marquez from Andrea Dovizioso.
Such a small gap, with three races to go, forces the two teams concerned to look at possible strategies, and, among them, to consider giving team instructions.
At Honda, Nakamoto San told us he would never give one, and this has never been refuted by the facts: Marc Marquez will therefore have to fend for himself!
At Ducati, officially, we won't give any either. But we expect the riders to think for themselves... which basically means giving it, not only to Jorge Lorenzo, but also to all Ducati riders!
Paolo ciabatti, Ducati Corse Sports Director, spoke about it on the official website MotoGP.com : “There will be no team instructions. We don't like team orders. If a Ducati rider is lucky enough to win a race we will be happy, but if there is a different situation we expect them to use their brains. I think he (Lorenzo) understands perfectly that it is very important for Ducati, so if it comes up, then he will be able to help and support, even if you don't know the dynamics of the race. But I think he will be able to protect what Dovi is going to do. At the end of the day, that’s what you want in a team. »
Or how to clearly give team instructions while saying the opposite…
Same story at Davide Tardozzi, the team manager: “Jorge is a Ducati lover and he knows that Ducati is fighting for the Championship. I think if he thinks he can help Andrea in the Championship, he will. It's something different from many riders because, for him, there are first the results of Ducati, and then his personal results. We had the opportunity to see him with Jorge this year, and we are very happy with him because of this attitude. »
The message couldn’t be clearer…
