At Ducati, we don't go on vacation with a light heart. But rather with elongated mines. Andrea Dovizioso reported it and his teammate Danilo Petrucci confirmed it: It will take more to play at the front with the GP19 in the second part of the season which will follow the summer break. And we're not even talking about Marc Marquez, but only putting Yamaha and a Suzuki behind. The Borgo Panigale drivers made a group shot from fourth to sixth place in Germany. But far too far from the winner at the Honda...
Danilo Petrucci crossed the finish line at Sachsenring in fourth position and first of the Ducati riders. The one who saw his contract renewed for one year just before the German Grand Prix he won Dovizioso et Miller. But the 28-year-old Italian took no glory from it. Because, during this time, Marc Márquez had already finished his race for 16.577 seconds after 30 laps. “ It is very worrying that the gap between us and the winner at Assen and here at Sachsenring is more than half a second per lap “, Petrux commented coldly.
« We are certainly not happy with this situation. But Andrea, Jack and I are giving our best. None of us managed to do more. Even Jack, who started from the second row, finished behind us " to analyse Petrucci who points out: “ on the two tracks where we were the favorites, Dovi and I managed to win, but in a sprint ". These were Qatar and Mugello. Implied: when the Honda of Márquez suffers, it remains a threat whereas when the Ducati's bad moment arrives, it is far from the mark.
More Petrucci doesn't want to give up, even if Márquez takes the lead in the championship. He is third in the general classification, 64 points behind. His teammate Dovizioso stands 58 points behind the reigning champion.
« We must believe that anything is possible. There are two tracks where you can have the chance to fight with Marc. We have to work more and start again with more motivation, because half of the championship remains in front of us and, as I said, I want to finish the season in the top three »Petrux emphasized.
« The desire is great to be in front, but our opponents are probably stronger. But I won't give up. I try to make the best of the situation “, underlined the Ducati factory rider. “ This is my best season in MotoGP. So, I think I show the best. Of course, sometimes it's not enough to do your best. Today we gave our all and were 16 seconds behind. As Andrea explained in Assen, we gave our all and were 14 seconds behind. In Mugello we gave our all and came first and third. Unfortunately, at the moment we cannot do more ».
He finishes : " I have to rest too, because this first half of the season has been quite intense, but I want to do more to come back more motivated. Because, like I said, I still want to believe it. Because anything can happen ».
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