Malaysian Grand Prix, Sepang, MotoGP J.1: Andrea Dovizioso is fast in all conditions and even in the rain!

Andrea Dovizioso was a radiant man at the end of this Friday spent in Malaysia. On the Sepang track, he laid down the law in the morning to be in the leading group in the afternoon. Enough to see the rest in pink for the man in red who has not yet revealed all his cards. He actually ran on worn tires and the revelations made to him by his GP18 make him calm for the future. Even if it rains!

Si Jorge Lorenzo languished in the Ducati stand, ruminating on his wrist injury which stuck him at the bottom of the time sheet, his teammate Dovizioso, he happily pranced in the lead. Even with a Suzuki inviting himself to the feast, DesmoDovi did not enjoy his pleasure: “ I am very satisfied with our level. We started well on Friday morning and had some good times in bad conditions ».

He pursues : " in the afternoon we progressed further and I was able to improve my lap times. We tried two different setups and I was quick. We didn't use a new rear tire because we didn't need one ". Downright !

An assurance which goes so far as to predict that, even in the event of rain, its influence on this Grand Prix will not be less. It would even be a godsend… “ as previous races here show, rain can be useful to us. Our balance is completely different from last year. So maybe it will be even better. But we'll see when the time comes ».

He finishes : " it's interesting to see the difference between last year's bike and the one I have now. I think we have improved. Where exactly the differences are, I know, but I can't say anything. I tried two settings and managed to improve the bike: the pace is very fast and I am very happy with it. During the winter tests the situation was very different regarding position and overall balance. Now things are better and this is confirmation of the considerable progress made. The bike is really good ».

Malaysian Grand Prix, Sepang, MotoGP J.1: FP2 classification, highlighted riders are prequalified in Q.2.