Andrea Dovizioso returned to MotoGP competition with the bike he dreamed of and he consistently finished last. While his former teammate Petrucci, within a Ducati factory which clearly does not miss him, will lose his handlebars because he is too big for the KTM, he complains for the moment of being too small for the Yamaha. That being said, he noticed something that we can't contradict him on, and it concerns Fabio Quartararo...
Andrea Dovizioso finished the first race on the Yamaha petronas in last position after starting from the same row of the starting grid. On the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, the rider from Forlì who started from the last row was able to fight for a moment with the peloton, before being penalized with a “long lap” which relegated him… To last position. Now two days of IRTA testing are coming Misano, a test he focuses on a lot.
« The race was good for learning and getting experience » comments Dovi. “ It was a really strange experience starting the race from 24th place, but it was good, because we wanted to be consistent throughout the race and learn, and that's what we did. Unfortunately I had to take a penalty and lost the group, but after that I was able to play a little and understand more things ».
Andrea Dovizioso: “the strongest rider of each brand hides a lot of the faults of his bike”
He adds : " I am happy with that and also with the fact that my best lap in the race came towards the end. We will now have to analyze the data to understand how to do better even at the start of the race. I'm happy to have two days of testing and hope the weather will be good ».
Andrea Dovizioso also recognizes this: “ the strongest rider of each brand hides a lot of the faults of his bike. Fabio Quartararo is undoubtedly doing something special. To date, he is the only one who has managed to get the most out of this motorcycle ". And not just a little. While the Frenchman once again claimed victory, further marking his path to the title, Red crossed the finish line 17th, almost 34 seconds behind Quarterly after 27 completed laps, in front Morbidely 18rd and, therefore, Dovizioso 21st and last…
MotoGP Misano 1 J3: classification
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