The trend is definitely not good for Andrea Dovizioso who will have to forget his moods and his surgical search for perfection to let his instinct speak on the handlebars of the M1, if he wants to keep it until the end. end of the year. Rumor has it that his days are numbered within the RNF team. The latter would welcome Jake Dixon in his place, and all the more with open arms as this substitution would have the approval of Dorna who wants to satisfy the British media BT Sport. A perspective that does not blur. On the contrary, it is becoming clearer with now this peddled deadline from Mugello as the end of the journey. Meanwhile, boss Razlan Razali, dubbed by his right-hand man Wilco Zeelenberg, sets a road map that looks like an ultimatum...
The observation period is apparently over for a Andrea Dovizioso which must deliver this weekend to Portimao services worthy of its rank. We are in fact talking about a three-time world vice-champion with 15 Grand Prix victories, aged 36 and therefore with great experience. Logically, we can expect more from this type of driver than the three points scored after the first four Grands Prix contested this year, one of which was taken at a Morbidelli downgraded to Austin. Meanwhile, his rookie teammate Darryn binder, coming from Moto3, and on the saddle of an outdated Yamaha, has double the capital than him, a veteran of the MotoGP field…
« Andrea Dovizioso must give everything and start competing with the best drivers«
Before getting involved in a Portuguese Grand Prix which will mark the fifth round of this campaign, his boss in the box Razlan Razali is intended to be very clear: “ It is essential that our drivers start scoring important points. Andrea Dovizioso, who is the more experienced of the two and is the veteran of the entire MotoGP grid, must give everything and start competing with the best riders and be among the top 10 contenders ».
The message is clear: top 10 mandatory from Portimao. It doesn't matter how the M1 feels or has problems. And the team manager Wilco Zeelenberg is in unison: “ fighting for the last point with Franky Morbidelli was good, but being 29 seconds behind the winner is too much. Dovi was disappointed. But it's the truth right now is that we have to work hard to close this gap » we read on speedweek. We are now awaiting the response fromAndrea Dovizioso whose statistics in the Algarve are modest. During the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix, he made his 141st start in the premier class and the last of his career with Ducati. He qualified 12th and finished the race in sixth position, which is his most recent top 6 finish. At the 2021 Algarve Grand Prix, he qualified in 21st position for his fourth race since returning to Yamaha at the San Marino Grand Prix. He finished the race in 14th place as the second Yamaha rider behind Valentino Rossi.
