Among the reds, we will wonder if we are not a black cat by bringing back white results. No one doubts the potential of the GP Desmo 16 which confirms its speed during test sessions. But once the race starts, the problems begin, when it's not collective suicide on the track. In summary, after five meetings, the interests of the Desmosedici are managed by Hector Barberá and his antique GP14.2 while the official pilots find themselves in the general under threat from their counterparts from Aprilia.
The result of three abandonments regretted by both Iannone which Dovizioso, the latter accumulating misfortunes since his withdrawals were consecutive and due to two collisions and a mechanical problem. In France, for once, it was his fault, which he readily admits: “ I entered the turn with only two degrees more angle than the previous lap, 47 instead of 45. It's not much, but enough to fall. With these tires it's like that, you only have to go just a little over the limit to end up on the ground. Marc Márquez and I did our best to stay in touch with Valentino and it happened ».
If Dovi had decided to stick with the Doctor, Iannone, he had decided from the start to go and find the winner of the day, Jorge Lorenzo. A different ambition which led to a shorter performance: “ I know you think I fell because I was pushing too hard » immediately corrects the youngest Andrea. “ But that wasn’t the case and the data proves it. I gained on Jorge during acceleration and he maintained the gap in the corners. I didn't expect to lose the front. I didn't force the brakes, and during testing, I was more aggressive, without ever falling ". It will be recalled that his fall during qualifying was due to a leak in the water pump, a problem which struck Dovi in Jerez.
SO ? Disappointed, Gigi Dall'Igna says that staying in the lead today is a gamble. But Dovizioso, he wants to be more pragmatic: “ we have a good base, we are fast but it is difficult for us to keep the pace. We have to be aggressive in the race and that causes a problem with the rear tire. Perhaps we should try another path, no longer think only about the time, but about regularity. It's always the same people who are in front of us and there must be a reason. They are fluid in the way they drive, they are fast without being at the maximum ».
Dovi continues: “we need to improve some features of our motorcycle. It's not necessarily a question of adjustments, the points concerned are not that numerous and we were unlucky during three Grands Prix. The main thing is whether we are all on the same page ". A calibration which will have to be done before the next Italian Grand Prix in two weeks where it would be unthinkable to see official Ducatis returning once again empty-handed. Which would be one time too many. Andrea Iannone is tenth in the championship with 25 points and Andrea Dovizioso follows with 23 units.
