Dutch Grand Prix Assen MotoGP J.3: Rossi thinks Dovizioso was not intelligent and Dovizioso replies that he is only there to do his race

Between Valentino Rossi et Andrea Dovizioso, we cannot say that the rag is burning, but we cannot deny a mutual incomprehension in the apprehension of a last joust between the two men in view of the arrival of a Dutch Grand Prix unbridled. What is certain, however, is that the maneuver deprived them both of a possible podium. Whose fault is it ? This is where opinions differ…

During qualifying, they were both in the carriages of the high-speed train which allowed them to gain good places on the starting grid. But in the race, the same oar did not give the expected results. The Doctor explains: “ with four laps to go, I was second and then coming into the first corner, Andrea tried to pass me. He came in very hard, I had no choice but to move away. We lost a lotyou”.

« It was an aggressive attack for my taste, like many others in this race. But at this precise moment of the race, it wasn't necessarily very smart because we both had the potential to finish on the podium... and in the end we only came fourth and fifth ».

Andrea Dovizioso had another perception of the facts: “ normally he who is inside is right and in this case I was on the trajectory. In my opinion, it is he who made an error of assessment. But I did my race, he did his, it's as simple as that, no controversies. I am a little disappointed with my result. But in the last eight laps, I no longer had a rear tire ».

It will be recalled that after a race where more than a hundred overtakes were recorded, Marc Márquez won a valuable victory which allows us to take a more substantial lead in the championnat. To the great dismay of Red and Dovizioso who despair of the arrival of the next Grand Prix at the Sachsenring. And for good reason, Márquez has never been defeated there since 2013!

Dutch Grand Prix Assen MotoGP J.3: Ranking

1	93	Marc Márquez	Honda	41'13.863
2	42	Alex Rins	Suzuki	+2.269
3	25	Maverick VIÑALES	Yamaha	+2.308
4	4	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	+2.422
5	46	Valentino ROSSI	Yamaha	+2.963
6	35	Cal Crutchlow	Honda	+3.876
7	99	Jorge Lorenzo	Ducati	+4.462
8	5	johann zarco	Yamaha	+7.001
9	19	Alvaro BAUTISTA	Ducati	+7.541
10	43	Jack Miller	Ducati	+13.056
11	29	Andrea Iannone	Suzuki	+14.255
12	44	Pol Espargaró	KTM	+15.876
13	41	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	+15.986
14	45	Scott REDDING	Aprilia	+16.019
15	26	Dani PEDROSA	Honda	+16.043
16	53	Tito RABAT	Ducati	+16.416
17	38	Bradley SMITH	KTM	+29.073
18	55	Hafiz Syahrin	Yamaha	+33.824
19	30	Takaaki NAKAGAMI	Honda	+34.037
20	12	Thomas LUTHI	Honda	+47.853
		Not Classified
	9	Danilo PETRUCCI	Ducati	9 lapses
	10	Xavier SIMEON	Ducati	9 lapses
	17	Karel ABRAHAM	Ducati	15 lapses