Since the last Grand Prix of France, the Ducati house seems to have been shaken by the new domination displayed by Marc Márquez. The Honda official achieved his third victory in five races and made it a point of honor at Le Mans to hold off three Ducatis. A trio whose leader, Dovizioso, did not appear to be a conqueror, but rather a manager and protected by his counterparts at GP19. A situation which sowed doubt in the minds of the Borgo Panigale staff. Precisely, nothing would be worse than a moral resignation, believes DesmoDovi who wants to re-mobilize the reds while the next deadline will take place in Italy...
The tension is already rising before heading to the Mugello track. Looking back at the fifth meeting of the season, it is not insignificant that rumors are flying about Ducati's declared interest in the Marquez family. Álex first and then take Marc in his nets. The idea of finding a gifted person like Stoner as a miracle solution resurfaces, forgetting that you don't always win by betting on a single driver. Jurisprudence Lorenzo is nevertheless there and it had motivated a new approach made of cohesion around a good, reliable driver, who would achieve his goals through work, regularity and good understanding with all of his colleagues equipped with the Italian machine.
But by dint of dominating, Marc Márquez shatters the most beautiful strategies. Then, the one who is put in the hot seat responds: “ If Márquez wasn't there, I would have already won two world championships. As a positive point, we take the fact that we came in 2nd place in France, we did not have the pace to do better. This is proof that we are doing something important in racing, but from a certain point of view, something is not working the way we would like. We need to understand if there is anything we can improve. Marc's performances are important ».
The Italian driver then continued: “ what we have is not enough. We are doing well, but not enough to bring us the title. We now go to Mugello where we should be strong, but even if a good result is obtained there, it will not necessarily help us in the overall title race. The races always tell the truth. Suzuki and Yamaha are close and are also contenders for the crown. Marc makes the difference with the new Honda chassis. We hoped to be closer. Now it's important not to lose your cool ».
Andrea Dovizioso concluded on Tutomotoriweb : " even if Marc was a Martian, we want to win the championship, so we don't really care. We are human and we are all beatable, Marc knows it too, he who lost in 2015 after being unbeatable in 2014. I would not compare this Márquez to the Ducati Stoner, the situation was different. Danilo is very strong and he is well placed in the championship. There was a good fight and he didn't do anything crazy, which is what we need. At Mugello I expect a close fight with Yamaha and Marc ».
Defeat seems forbidden for Ducati in Italy. Or then, it will be necessary to lose with panache, what Ducati now seems to be asking of Dovizioso.
