The moment of truth is approaching in MotoGP. A first Grand Prix of the season at Qatar where the first masks will fall. The winter tests carried out in Malaysia, Thailand and Losail promised us a tight field and the drivers are already ensuring a competitive year like never before. But if, in Qatar, we actually discovered a Dovizioso dominant on a Ducati? A scenario put forward by Márquez himself. What does the person concerned think?
Andrea Dovizioso is the vice-world champion and the big revelation of the 2017 vintage. In 2018, DesmoDovi should confirm that the journey experienced was not an accident. But that it will indeed stand the test of time. His teammate Lorenzo will stake his reputation on it while Marc Márquez still expects to see the Italian in his way. So much so that at the end of the second day of testing in Qatar, the Honda official proclaimed to anyone who would listen that his GP18 counterpart had kept the lead by less than seven tenths. A hole !
An estimate and a prognosis which inevitably came to the ears of the person concerned. What does he think? “ It makes me happy to see so many people thinking this way and I'm very happy with how the winter went. During the three days in Qatar, and in different conditions, the times came easily, which is something that doesn't happen that often. Since the tests in Malaysia, we have only made progress. We evaluated everything we wanted which is also quite rare because we have tires in limited quantity and we can also have disappointments ».
Which, apparently, never happened for Dovizioso : “II knew we would be strong, but it went even better than I expected. The bike has always done well at Losail and this time apparently even better than in other years. We are more competitive than in 2017. We have a clear idea of our options, particularly regarding the fairing. It's less obvious on the chassis, but I'm quick with the two choices offered. An arbitration that we will make during the first Grand Prix ».
DesmoDovi therefore seems sure of himself and in no way denies the idea that he is a favorite. Looking forward to this weekend!
