Andrea Dovizioso would have been told on the eve of qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix that he would find himself at the end of the exercise alongside Marc Márquez, no doubt he would have signed. And that's what happened except that said Márquez is only eleventh after a fall while the Ducati official is tenth... without excuse. Besides, DesmoDovi is not looking for one…
The vice-world champion designated since the last Australian Grand Prix Andrea Dovizioso, will only start from the fourth row of the MotoGP race in Sepang. The result of failed qualifying which is all the more regrettable as FP4 demonstrated that the race pace was interesting. DesmoDovi missed the mark and once again left the spotlight to Jack Miller in the Borgo Panigale clan. The latter will indeed start fourth.
« In FP4 our pace was pretty good and very similar to the fastest. I'm happy with that. Unfortunately I didn't do a good lap in qualifying and had some problems ”, soberly declared Andrea Dovizioso, Saturday, in Sepang. With a gap of 0,870 seconds on the pole sitter fabio quartararo, the crew member of a Petrucci Eighth is only 10th, on the fourth row of the grid. “ It's very disappointing because it's very important to start from the front here. Because the heat from other motorcycles in front of you affects the tires and brakes. It's bad »
He explains his misfortune thus: “ I made a few mistakes in the fast lap. I have problems when I push with the new tires and I have to be aggressive. With the worn tires, which you have to ride cleanly with, I am quite fast with the settings we have set. My pace was really good then “, he said.
The damage having been done, what chances do they give themselves for Sunday? Quartararo, Maverick Vinales and Franco Morbidelli are three Yamaha riders on the front row. “ Our pace was really similar with them in FP4. I'm pretty happy with that. But I'm not with this position on the grid “, grumbles the Ducati factory rider.
Ranking Qualification 2 MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang:
Ranking Qualification 1 MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang:
Credit rankings: MotoGP.com
