Three-time world vice-champion Dovizioso therefore ended his eight-season relationship with Ducati and, at the same time, put his career as a MotoGP rider on hold. An astonishing decision from the man who brought 40 podiums and 14 victories to the Borgo Panigale factory. But also the revelation of a period not so easy to live through, forging a conviction of no longer wanting to compromise. That being said, time passes quickly in Grand Prix, especially for those absent. But the pragmatic Dovizioso is well aware of this…
Carmelo Ezpeleta the boss of Dorna already regrets it, and at Honda, we will not remove it from the frameworks and the list of possibilities until a reassuring medical bulletin arrives from the Marc Marquez. It is thus in this winter break of a Andrea Dovizioso who is not forgotten as the winter break begins and the 2021 season will officially be without him. But who knows what could happen MotoGP ?
What is acquired, however, is the terrible erosion of time. Andrea Dovizioso known : " I always say: people quickly forget the past ". And he explains what could await him soon by recalling his beginnings at Ducati : " I don't think anyone would have expected me to do so well with Ducati. To be honest, neither do I, if you consider where we started and how far we've come ».
Dovi adds: “ What happened next was that we had a lot of victories and we fought for the title for three years. It was better than expected. But for it to end the way this year did... In all honesty, I expected and hoped that it would end better. But it's motorcycle sport ". Indeed, Dovizioso has only been on the podium twice this season, with third place at Jerez and a victory at the Red Bull Ring.
Dovizioso is happy to have aroused emotion
What Dovi should add in his analysis is that bad results resist time better than good ones which pass quite quickly... But the Italian thinks that what counts is above all emotion, joy and satisfaction. that he was able to bring to the fans in a single moment: “ if you have the power to arouse emotions in people, and I've had the chance over the last three years to do that, it's just 'wow', it's priceless. Not everyone can do that and the fact that I'm in this situation is just a good thing ».
We will therefore remain with this good feeling, even if… “ I think there are a lot of people at Ducati who are very competent, and that's why we could have done something else, not better or worse, but different. I'm sorry I couldn't influence this. ».
