Ducati, at Silverstone, took a slap. His Battle of Britain was a crushing defeat against Marc Márquez, but the men of Borgo Panigale do not have to be ashamed of the outcome of this twelfth game of the season. As in Barcelona, in fact, they were the victims of scuffles in the peloton shortly after the start. And they escaped the worst, such as a serious injury to their leading driver Dovizioso. Sports director Paolo Ciabatti takes stock.
Paolo ciabatti starts first with the essential: the fitness of its driver Andrea Dovizioso, who suffered a big fall at the start of the race at Silverstone: “ with his manager, we believe that, barring unpleasant surprises which we do not expect, he will test on Thursday and Friday in Misano. We are going to prepare for the San Marino Grand Prix there, which is important. Andrea won it last year. We hope he can make it through the two days without major problems, although he certainly won't be able to be 100%. ».
Marc Márquez, in the last two races was beaten at the last corner, a sign that he can be defeated. But he remains the strongest. Ciabatta notes in fact: “ he is beatable, but when he doesn't win he comes in second and so from a championship perspective he is very hard to beat due to both his talent and his consistency ».
At Ducati, we regret what happened at Silverstone, there was potential for victory. The head of the Ducatista is convinced: “ Because of the way the race was run and the pace the leaders kept, we were confident we could be there. We would have played not only for the podium, of which we were sufficiently sure, but also for victory. Unfortunately, it all ended at the first corner ».
Paolo ciabatti by giving the new appearance of a championship now led by Marc Marquez with 78 points ahead: “ we will try to do the best we can, win where we can and then see what happens. Until the championship is over, we will have to believe in it. We managed to be competitive. We were able to win and last year in Misano we won. Unfortunately, we lost at least 40 points between Barcelona and Silverstone, both crashes in which Andrea was innocently involved. Without that, the gap would now be 38 points and not 78. Obviously, with the if we could redo history. It is necessary to look ahead ».
