Danilo Petrucci had an eventful day this Saturday at the Red Bull Ring. Sportingly, he made a new friend in the person ofAleix Espargaro on which he blames part of his failure to reach Q2. Humanly, he learned that his teammate Dovizioso and also close in life would not renew his lease with Ducati. A fate that the brand had cast upon it during confinement, while Dovi took the lead in the middle of the competition. And that loosens Petrux’s tongue…
Danilo Petrucci did not fail to analyze the decision toAndrea Dovizioso not to continue talks on the renewal of his contract with Ducati. An event which gives him the opportunity to break the silence in which he had locked himself regarding his own non-renewal: “ I perfectly understand Andrea's motivations to leave Ducati » declared Petrucci. " Especially after the words they said yesterday ". A final sentence that clearly points the finger Davide Tardozzi who had spoken out on the subject by affirming that the fate of the three-time vice-world champion would be resolved after the two Grands Prix on the Red Bull Ring. While leaving the door open to Jorge Lorenzo...
« Andrea has done a great job over these eight years, and being judged on the last two races or the next two doesn't seem like a good idea to me. I was expecting this news, I know Andrea very well and I also know Ducati very well. There is nothing new, it was in the air. It wasn't a surprise. There was no room for either of us to go on ».
“Ducati always thinks the neighbor’s grass is greener”
These preliminaries established, he lets go: “ I have my idea of the direction of Ducati, but I keep it to myself. Unfortunately, they always think that the neighbor's grass is always greener. I did my best. I wasn't perfect, and I was replaced after a year. I could have done better, probably at Ducati, they think the bike's potential is greater than what Andrea shows ».
« This year is special and no one has been able to prove what we would have been capable of. Ducati, after trying to win with me and Andrea, they want to try something different. I think we both did a good job, but for me from the beginning, I wasn't deemed capable of staying on this team. I'm sorry that Andrea doesn't have a bike at the moment and I don't know if he will be in MotoGP in 2021. Ducati wants to change its strategy on riders, that's all ».
Danilo Petrucci knows very well Andrea Dovizioso and not only to be his teammate at Ducati, their relationship goes further. The two often train with cross bikes and before Covid-19, Danilo was often at Andrea's house. Petrux already has a place at KTM while Dovi could experience a sabbatical.
