At Ducati, Jerez, exactly what absolutely needed to be avoided happened. With a repetition that raises questions, even if the circumstances are different: each time Lorenzo et Dovizioso are in direct confrontation, and this only happened in Valencia in 2017 and this Sunday in Jerez, neither sees the finish. In Valencia, the title was at stake for Dovizioso and the instructions passed to Lorenzo, but the latter resisted before falling. His teammate then followed with a potential tire damaged by the fratricidal struggle. In Jerez, Lorenzo played his card by blocking the championship leader and we know the rest…
Two different incidents, but with the same consequences not only on paper, but also behind the scenes. And this at a time when everyone is negotiating the rest of their career. If we let this happen, Ducati risks losing everything. In the championship, the reds have already lost a lot this Sunday.
On the collision which ruined his great race, DesmoDovi comments on Tutomotoriweb : " when you have a second place within reach and finally go home empty-handed, it's hard to accept. I tried for many laps to pass Jorge, but we were all at the limit with our front tire. We couldn't brake too much. He had a problem with his tires, he was slow at the apex of the turns ».
« I couldn't find the opening. I tried anyway, and when I saw that it wouldn't work, I widened it so as not to bother anyone. It's a fact of racing, but still, we all have experience and we know that if we slow down like that, someone will come up behind us. Pedrosa dove inside and when it's like that, it's true that you don't have visibility when you come from the outside. We all want to come out of a corner first. But we also have to think about the other drivers ».
« I blamed Lorenzo shortly after the accident but he told me that his sign had not given him Pedrosa's location. This is an error because mine informed me of this. This bothers me a lot. We can't afford to lose 20 points like that. I don't have much room for maneuver. I don't want to point the finger at anyone... But my feelings are mixed ". And its dotted future?
Jerez MotoGP J.3: Ranking
| 1 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 41'39.678 |
| 2 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | +5.241 |
| 3 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | +8.214 |
| 4 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | +8.617 |
| 5 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | +8.743 |
| 6 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | +9.768 |
| 7 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | +13.543 |
| 8 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | +14.076 |
| 9 | 21 | Frank MORBIDELLI | Honda | +16.822 |
| 10 | 36 | Mika Kallio | KTM | +19.405 |
| 11 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | +21.149 |
| 12 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Honda | +21.174 |
| 13 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | +21.765 |
| 14 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Ducati | +22.103 |
| 15 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia | +36.755 |
| 16 | 55 | Hafiz Syahrin | Yamaha | +41.861 |
| 17 | 10 | Xavier SIMEON | Ducati | +49.241 |
| 18 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1 laps |
| Not Classified | ||||
| 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 8 lapses | |
| 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 8 lapses | |
| 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 8 lapses | |
| 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 9 lapses | |
| 12 | Thomas LUTHI | Honda | 14 lapses | |
| 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 20 lapses | |
| Not Finished 1st Lap | ||||
| 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 0 laps |
