Andrea Dovizioso always laughs about it. He's not in the mix at all and that's two times in a row at Misano. And yet he heads to Barcelona as championship leader. Of course, it hangs by a thread, but whoever is considering unemployment in 2021 is well and truly ahead of the race for the title...
Fate has right now a Andrea Dovizisoso who is almost embarrassed to find himself at the top of the championship given his current level of performance. But he is indeed leader of the general classification at mid-season. However, the physiognomy of his Emilia Romagna Grand Prix has all the aspects of a depressing procession. Thus, he started tenth, lost places at the start and only owes his eighth place to the retirements in front of him... But it is enough to still lead the dance by one point in front Quarterly et Casa Particular in Viñales while Mir is only four lengths away!
« We work hard, we work hard but we struggle to work out the details » comments Dovi. “ The race was a disaster, I lost positions in the first corners due to mistakes from other drivers. I felt better, but I didn't have the pace to recover, even if it was better than Misano 1. If I had started better I would certainly have had a better pace, but not in line with the pace of " Pecco » Bagnaia. It gets the most out of tires ».
“What happens around you can influence”
« I am focused, so what is happening around me can influence. I always try to give my best and we need to understand better how to use the bike. It's a strange championship, even stranger than the previous ones, we are all very close and if you start from behind it is difficult to recover, unless you have Mir's rhythm. Our problem is not being ready in the first laps and also in qualifying, when there is more potential than the tire » analyzes the three-time world vice-champion.
He ends with certain comments that came to his ears: “ the comparison between me and Bagnaia and me and Lorenzo in 2017 is a bit intense. I lead the championship while Jorge Lorenzo was not reporting excellent results. Pecco this year is the only one who can benefit from the tires, while the other Ducati riders are often behind me ».
« We have our chances, we are halfway there and although we are not fast, we are there. We work very hard ». Dovizioso hope for better days. He’s already in a position to take advantage…
MotoGP Misano 2 J3: classification
