HJC French Grand Prix MotoGP J.3 Andrea Dovizioso: “I didn’t want to stay in Zarco’s clutches”

It’s a Andrea Dovizioso destroyed as rarely and who remained in distress for a long time in his Ducati box which we saw at Mans. The one who renewed for two years with the reds blamed himself for what he recognizes as his error, his blunder, all the harder to swallow as he had, according to him, something to win in his hands . He had just taken the lead in the French Grand Prix and he thought he had done the hardest part. But the next turn brought him back down to earth. Brutally.

After this second consecutive abandonment, Dovi is now found at 49 point machine Márquez who reaps victories. It is the equivalent, within one point, of two racing successes. Of course, there are still 14 left, but still… “ I don't even remember the last time I made this type of mistake » ruminates the Ducati official. “ This is a stupid and unacceptable mistake. Especially when you're fast like I was. It's unforgivable ».

The man is hard on himself, but he explains that he couldn't wait to reveal his assets: " I wanted to get out of Zarco's clutches. It's not good to have him behind you in these conditions. He was very determined. I wanted to stay away from him. Márquez was behind, while his hard front tire warmed up. We had the potential to win, we were very fast ". It was therefore necessary to launch its offensive.

Lorenzo passed, the sequel was less brilliant: “ I apologize to the entire Ducati team. When you have this potential, you can't do such a thing. I didn't do anything extra braking, but I came out of the corner differently. For the moment, I cannot forgive myself for this mistake ».

The fact remains that although the situation is serious, it is not desperate: “ the result is what it is, but the observation is that we are fast. We are a lot behind Márquez, but the season is not over. I feel good on the bike. We won't be competitive everywhere, but we work on it every weekend. Márquez and Honda manage to manage all situations. But anything can happen in every race. Mugello? During testing the Hondas showed that they were fast. But we will be in the race ».

The other official Ducati led by Lorenzo finished sixth, 8s behind the GP18 of the Pramac team driven by Petrucci, and second in the event.

HJC French Grand Prix MotoGP J.3 Ranking

1	93	Marc Márquez	Honda	41'49.773
2	9	Danilo PETRUCCI	Ducati	+2.310
3	46	Valentino ROSSI	Yamaha	+5.350
4	43	Jack Miller	Ducati	+6.314
5	26	Dani PEDROSA	Honda	+7.419
6	99	Jorge Lorenzo	Ducati	+10.355
7	25	Maverick VIÑALES	Yamaha	+23.758
8	35	Cal Crutchlow	Honda	+25.795
9	41	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	+26.206
10	42	Alex Rins	Suzuki	+27.937
11	44	Pol Espargaró	KTM	+32.304
12	55	Hafiz Syahrin	Yamaha	+34.962
13	21	Frank MORBIDELLI	Honda	+37.881
14	38	Bradley SMITH	KTM	+38.299
15	30	Takaaki NAKAGAMI	Honda	+41.986
16	12	Thomas LUTHI	Honda	+45.260
17	17	Karel ABRAHAM	Ducati	+56.872
18	10	Xavier SIMEON	Ducati	+ 1'12.117
		Not Classified
	45	Scott REDDING	Aprilia	17 lapses
	53	Tito RABAT	Ducati	17 lapses
	5	johann zarco	Yamaha	19 lapses
	4	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	23 lapses
	19	Alvaro BAUTISTA	Ducati	26 lapses
		Not Finished 1st Lap
	29	Andrea Iannone	Suzuki	0 laps