MotoGP Austria Red Bull Ring J1 Dovizioso: “at Honda, they worked well”

It was feared by Ducati, and this Friday day on the Red Bull Ring confirmed all the fears of the men of Borgo Panigale: no, Austria is no longer a domain reserved for their red motorcycle. Marc Márquez is there this time with his Honda. The Italians are under pressure with this rumor of a return of Lorenzo…

A noise which implies that the trust placed in Dovizioso was damaged. The latter set the tone on Friday morning, but in the afternoon, he tripped up and had to watch the end of FP2 from the side of the track. To better witness the achievement of the fastest performance by… Marc Márquez...

DesmoDovi comments on the championship leader: “ at Honda they must have done a good job but I don't know exactly what they changed. In recent years they were quite far away now they are close. Márquez is in the lead with us and his pace is more or less similar to ours » evaluates Dovizioso. We have to take risks to become strong like him and that doesn't help us mentally, nor from a tire life point of view. His speed is higher than last year and for me it is impossible to know how they managed to improve so much over the winter ».

This is not the first time Dovizioso thus praises its direct opponent, with arguments which seem to want to make Ducati face its responsibilities. Which means Gigi Dall'Igna. However, once the moment of spleen is over, Dovi reignites the spark: “ This morning it went well and I particularly liked the way we improved the bike. Particularly when braking. In the afternoon I was even better and the pace was really good, very close to Márquez's, maybe even better ».

He finally adds: “ I know I can play for victory. Here, we have always dominated because the characteristics of the track are favorable to us. But the real difference this time, apart from the fact that this year the tires behave a little differently, is that the opponents are now very close ».

Dovizioso ends with the subject of his fall: “ it's a track where you brake straight and it's almost impossible to draw the perfect curve. In fact, there were a lot of mistakes today, we were always a little long or a little short. The front closed, I think I went in a little too hard and tried the rope a little too early. I didn't do anything strange, just a very small mistake, but with the slope that is in this curve, you pay dearly for it ».

MotoGP Spielberg, FP1 and FP2 combined times:
1. Marc Márquez, Honda, 1:23,916 min
2. Maverick Vinales, Yamaha, + 0.066 sec
3. Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati, + 0.117 sec
4. Takaaki Nakagami, Honda, +0.155
5. Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha, +0.237
6 Jack Miller, Ducati, +0.392
7. Miguel Oliveira, KTM, +0.410
8. Danilo Petrucci, Ducati, +0.414
9. Cal Crutchlow, Honda, +0.420
10. Pol Espargaro, KTM, +0,502
11. Valentino Rossi, Yamaha, +0.553
12. Alex Rins, Suzuki, + 0.624
13. Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati, +0.682
14. Franco Morbidelli, Yamaha, +0.714
15. Johann Zarco, KTM, +0.754
16. Stefan Bradl, Honda, +0.839
17. Aleix Espargaro, Aprilia, +0.949
18. Andrea Iannone, Aprilia, + 1.087
19. Karel Abraham, Ducati, + 1.233
20. Tito Rabat, Ducati, +1.317

21. Hafizh Syahrin, KTM, +1.353