Andrea Dovizioso has not seen the top of the MotoGP hierarchy for a while but he is convinced that there is a bit of him in the current success of the new names who are establishing themselves in this peloton of which he is the oldest, at 35 years. The RNF rider of a Yamaha, who he says he still can't get used to, specifies that he is no stranger to the success currently experienced by Enea Bastianini, Ducati Gresini rider who achieved in Qatar, and scored enough points in Indonesia to reach the third round of the championship in Argentina, still leading the championship…
Enea Bastianini kicked off his second MotoGP campaign and first with the Gresini team with a superb maiden victory in the premier class on his Ducati to 2021 spec. The 2 Moto2020 world champion made waves in his rookie year last year with the now-defunct Avintia team on a 2019-spec Ducati, taking two podiums at Misano after having started 12th and 16th at the San Marino and Emilia-Romagna Grands Prix.
In 2022, he will be equipped with a beautiful and fast Ducati GP21 with which he got his hands on during an off-season full of promise. These were confirmed with the victory of the Italian in the Qatar at the end of an ensemble performance which led the six-time world champion Marc Marquez to rank him among the favorites for the current title race.
Since 2021, bastianini work with Giriboula who is his team leader. A real skill that has previously helped guide Dovizioso towards three consecutive vice-world champion places. Exactly, Andrea Dovizioso believes that his former team leader was an important element in the rise of bastianini to become a winner in MotoGP, explaining that his vast experience of how things work within Ducati will have allowed him to direct bastianini in the right direction: for me it is a great contribution ", said Dovizioso on Motorsport.
Andrea Dovizioso: “ he had a person close to him who knows everything about Ducati, and I know how it works at Ducati«
Dovi develops his point of life thus: “ Last year was the first year for Bastianini and having the right person close to you makes the difference, especially when you can't develop the bike. For Qatar, I don't know the details, but I know how good Giriboula is and I think the team did a good job because you can't win with one person. But I think Bastianini is in the right situation because he had a person close to him who knows everything about Ducati, and I know how things work at Ducati ».
« And having someone who can stay focused on what you need to be fast on that bike and not waste time on different things and know what you should and shouldn't do, makes a difference. This is a big part of the reason he became very competitive late in the season last year. He had a very good test and in this first race he was able to win ". An element to take into account and which demonstrates that the current course by Enea Bastianini is not an accident. He will indeed be one to watch this season.
