It was a livid Andrea Dovizioso who took stock of the disaster experienced during this Catalan Grand Prix. A disappointment all the greater since the Ducati official has nothing to reproach himself for. He is the collateral damage of choice for Jorge Lorenzo's blunder who made three drivers pay for his current enthusiasm. At the same time, he decapitated the race and, perhaps even the rest of the championship…
Of all the people involved in the accident Lorenzo, Dovizioso is the one who lost the most. “ I never believed in luck or bad luck, I never hid behind certain things, but this time they are testing me. There were 5 of us and only one remained standing » Andrea tries to joke. It is difficult, however, to look for something comical after being excluded from the faultless race and now seeing Márquez far in the rankings championnat.
« Do you want to know how I feel? » asks the Ducati official. “ I'm disappointed, because I had the chance to fight with Marc for victory. I got a good start, got myself in the right position and was getting the tires ready to start pushing » he says.
Then came turn 10 on lap two… “ It is very clear what happened. Lorenzo was well placed, he had good pace, he wanted to stay in the lead and made a mistake. In this curve, it is easy to make, and a small mistake can become big ».
« At that moment, Jorge was not lucid; he only thought about overtaking Viñales, who had already exceeded his limits and did not see where he was braking. In itself, it wasn't a big mistake, but it becomes one if it's a champion like him and in the second round. It wasn't a crazy move, but it wasn't lucid ».
The Italian specifies: “ This is not a big mistake, braking this curve is complicated even when you are alone, because there are no clear references. In a group, everything becomes more complicated. Lorenzo got inside and you can't have any margin. It wasn't a big pilot error, but it was too much enthusiasm. ».
Since the error was not big even if it had big consequences, Lorenzo should he still be penalized? “ Of course, because it is clear that this error was caused by the lack of clarity at the time. He was focused only on Viñales, without looking where he was. I don't want to point the finger at anyone, but Moto3 riders are penalized for these mistakes and the same should happen for everyone ". One last unstoppable argument.
And all the more so since we learned that Gabriel Rodrigo et Öncü will have to give up six places on the starting grid for the next Grand Prix in Assen…
And now, how can we envisage the rest of the championship? Is he lost? On GPone, DesmoDovi responds: “ If I thought so, I would not participate in the next races. We are strong and anything can still happen, although I know that when Marc has a big advantage it is not easy to recover. Until today I was close to him, I could take him to the limit and put pressure on him, now the situation is different. This fall for the championship is a big blow, I won't hide it, now Marquez can handle the advantage ».
MotoGP Catalonia J3: classification
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