Andrea Dovizioso was put on the grill when arriving at the Portimao track which marks his fourth Grand Prix on the Yamaha. It is clear that if we were not expecting miracles for a return to a MotoGP whose level of play had risen considerably during the only few months in which he was absent, we still hoped for better a three-time world vice-champion who has long claimed this Yamaha M1. Dovi responds and defends himself while recognizing that he is not on the level. But his words are not necessarily reassuring, neither for him nor for Lin Jarvis…
Andrea Dovizioso finally has this Yamaha which he always thought about during his long period Ducati. He would have liked to convince Gigi Dall'Igna to bring the martial Desmosedici closer to the gentle work of Iwata's factories. Without success. He is now on this M1. And what does he say about it? Not all good…
Its results on a 2019 version which nevertheless gave some great satisfaction to fabio quartararo but also to Franco Morbidelli disappoint, even worry, since they are progressing only very slowly. And then there is this comment which is never reassuring about the continuation of the relationship between a motorcycle and a pilot in MotoGP... " There's something about this 2019 bike that's not working very well, and this is where I lose time, especially the acceleration phases and the braking zone ». Most Dovizioso also takes its share of responsibility: “ in other areas I'm not good enough yet and both points lead to the current situation ».
Andrea Dovizioso: “I don't just want to race in the MotoGP category, I want to be at the top"
This observation made, he is reassuring: “ we have to keep working and I'm happy with the way things are going at the moment. It's nice to have the chance to drive », underlined the former factory driver Ducati. He is therefore happy to be there, on the starting grid, and to do what he loves… Realizing a possible misinterpretation of his words, he specifies: “ the way things are going for us, it's not particularly pleasant with this slow pace, because I don't just want to race in the MotoGP category, I want to be at the top ».
Dovizioso finished : " When I decided to come back, I knew the results wouldn't be the best, at least for this year. But we have to see it positively and the position doesn't matter. The three races have already given me a lot of experience, including what went wrong, because you realize the mistakes immediately afterwards and It's better to fix these mistakes this year ". Certainly, but during this time, fabio quartararo put this Yamaha on the roof of the world, despite this “ something that doesn't work "...
