Andrea Dovizioso is below the expectations that Yamaha had placed in him and if, until then, this was not said too much, in Austin, the disappointment is starting to be claimed. His carelessness in Argentina, where the veteran made the novice's mistake by not readjusting the trim correction device after the start, was like the straw that broke the camel's back. A revelation that the dean of the set at 36 years old is no longer there. The Italian replies to Austin that he is working to understand this Yamaha that he so desired. After going through the data, he now watches the videos…
« For me he was wrong ". The one who expresses himself thus on Andrea Dovizioso is the current leader of the championship and the last winner of a Grand Prix in MotoGPEither Aleix Espargaró, official pilot Aprilia. An RS-GP which was offered to the Italian, who rejected it. The Spaniard remembers: “ I always said that Dovizioso and Ducati were my example when I thought about building a project. When I arrived at Aprilia, one of the first things I said was that we had to look to Dovi. We did it ". However : " I got the impression he didn't like motorcycles. For me he was wrong ". And the facts indeed lean towards this analysis.
Andrea Dovizioso: “ we try to analyze, compare«
And meanwhile, how Andrea Dovizioso is he trying to get out of it? He answers : " we work a lot on data. We try to analyze, to compare. But for a rider, and especially in my situation, where I still have to really adapt to the way I ride the bike, watching some videos helps me a lot ", explained Dovi to Austin, thus updating a new educational tool used… “ Unfortunately, we weren't able to get many videos. I think from this weekend we will get more from Yamaha, to make a comparison with the other riders. Simone Battistella, my manager showed me something after the warm up in Argentina, in one corner, and it helped me improve ».
« It is impossible to film from multiple angles, at each session, because there is only one person making the video ", added Andrea Dovizioso. " But having a comparison between myself and the other Yamahas and the other riders helps me understand a lot. When you look at the telemetry, you can understand some things, but you don't know the pilot's position. We must therefore 'predict' what happens ". But the only prediction we can make about him is a journey that will not go beyond this year if it continues like this...Just listen to the team manager of the RNF team Wilco Zeelenberg to understand that it is time to make it happen: “ jSo far we have experienced mixed emotions. In Argentina, we expected something more, especially from Andrea in terms of results. He clearly made a mistake with the starting device, but this can happen to anyone, even the most experienced drivers. We just need to make sure this doesn't happen again ."
