Each Grand Prix that passes is a blow delivered ever a little harder to the head of Andrea Dovizioso who is seriously starting to wonder what he is still doing here. This escapade in Spain was yet another disappointment, like a never-ending agony. But it could still end. The Italian sees no way out of his misfortunes nor any response to his demands. In his assessment at Jerez, he even thinks he has understood what happened to Valentino Rossi. Now retired from MotoGP.
Andrea Dovizioso can no longer hide from me: he is in great technical and psychological difficulty. And he has difficulty accepting this situation which is so complicated and totally unexpected for him. Before entering into his assessment of his general situation, he gives the unflattering assessment of his Spanish Grand Prix: “ many drivers struggle with the front while behind other rivals. From the first lap I had no grip, so any plans I had to ride differently to try and recover a little immediately disappeared. I couldn't stop ».
He adds : " I didn't have confidence, I couldn't ride well. And when you are not fluid you are forced to use a lot more energy, you are incapable of being constant until the finish line, you consume too much of the rear tire. But it all comes from the fact that you have no support on the front ". And he ends, fatalistically: “ in the end, it happened more or less like the tests: I took a second per lap, a gap which then increased when I found myself in even more difficulty ».
Andrea Dovizioso: “some things Valentino Rossi said are true"
Meanwhile, fabio quartararo drove with excellent times, putting pressure on Pecco Bagnaia lightning fast on his Ducati for victory. Two races, two worlds, experienced on the same motorcycle. It is time, this time, to Andrea Dovizioso to burst the abscess. And this is what he does: “ when a driver does something it means it can be done. It's clear that Fabio is intelligent, he and the team are very good, he manages to make the most of the positives of the M1 and doesn't give too much importance to the negatives. The Yamaha's lack of grip doesn't allow you to ride any other way: the truth is that it is an extreme motorcycle that forces you to ride that way ».
He specifies : “If you don't succeed, the difference becomes enormous. I am the first to congratulate Quartararo, but I think the secret is that he was able to immediately find a way, from 2019, to ride the Yamaha. But some of the things Valentino said are true, it's no coincidence that he went from fighting for the podium to no longer being competitive, to staying behind. It's true that the years pass for everyone, but in its difficulties there were technical reasons. Yamaha went in this direction, but given Quartararo's results, you can't go wrong. But very few riders can ride this bike ».
A conclusion which amounts to saying that between Yamaha et fabio quartararo, the link was created upon his arrival at Petronas leading to this M1 made for him, even if it lacked engine power. It is also a strong indication thatthe continuity over time of this relationship flows naturally. But this part of the story, Andrea Dovizioso probably won't: when you keep hitting the same wall, it becomes psychologically heavy. My approach is not negative, I am not creating a tense relationship with Yamaha, far from it. But when you always hit a wall it gets heavy ».
Results of the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez:
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