For a second in the world championship who can still mathematically hope to win the bet, the observation seems bitter: registering automatically in Q2 is not an easy task. However, this is the case for Andrea Dovizioso who nevertheless finds other qualities in his Ducati in racing configuration…
Andrea Dovizioso admits it: he arrived at Misano for the San Marino Grand Prix with doubt anchored in his body. The fault of the two days of testing carried out a few weeks earlier and which had not cataloged the new coating on the route of Misano like a friend of the Desmosedici…
What results after this Friday, first day of the San Marino Grand Prix? Not great, but it could have been worse…” After the test I was very worried, but we learned not to put too much emphasis on these tests. I tried to stay calm and today we managed to improve and that's what we wanted. I believe we are headed in the right direction and have ideas on how to improve for Saturday. »
He adds : " At the moment I'm more concerned about FP3 and qualifying than the race. Friday it is difficult to make predictions, it will be important to reach Q2. » A goal that will not be easy to achieve, because the Ducati riders were at the limit when it came time to challenge the clock on a lap...
« The limits are the same for all Ducati riders, but there are those who place more importance on certain aspects than others. Not everyone gives the same impression, but the problem arises for everyone. It is up to the skills of the driver and team to understand which path to take " finished Dovizioso who also reassures about his level of form after his accident at Silverstone. The disappointment at Ducati comes in particular from Jack Miller sixteenth when he was second in Quarterly at the end of the tests...
MotoGP San Marino Misano J1: times
| 1 | 12 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'32.775 | ||
| 2 | 20 | Fabio QUARTARARO | Yamaha | 1'32.832 | 0.057 | 0.057 |
| 3 | 93 | Marc MÁRQUEZ | Honda | 1'33.171 | 0.396 | 0.339 |
| 4 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 1'33.470 | 0.695 | 0.299 |
| 5 | 21 | Frank MORBIDELLI | Yamaha | 1'33.524 | 0.749 | 0.054 |
| 6 | 44 | Pol ESPARGARÓ | KTM | 1'33.624 | 0.849 | 0.100 |
| 7 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'33.728 | 0.953 | 0.104 |
| 8 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'33.826 | 1.051 | 0.098 |
| 9 | 42 | Alex RINS | Suzuki | 1'33.874 | 1.099 | 0.048 |
| 10 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'33.907 | 1.132 | 0.033 |
| 11 | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARÓ | Aprilia | 1'33.950 | 1.175 | 0.043 |
| 12 | 5 | johann zarco | KTM | 1'33.956 | 1.181 | 0.006 |
| 13 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Honda | 1'33.998 | 1.223 | 0.042 |
| 14 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 1'34.003 | 1.228 | 0.005 |
| 15 | 51 | Michael PIRRO | Ducati | 1'34.062 | 1.287 | 0.059 |
| 16 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | 1'34.070 | 1.295 | 0.008 |
| 17 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Honda | 1'34.139 | 1.364 | 0.069 |
| 18 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Ducati | 1'34.206 | 1.431 | 0.067 |
| 19 | 36 | Joan Mir | Suzuki | 1'34.229 | 1.454 | 0.023 |
| 20 | 88 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | KTM | 1'34.362 | 1.587 | 0.133 |
| 21 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Aprilia | 1'34.381 | 1.606 | 0.019 |
| 22 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1'34.843 | 2.068 | 0.462 |
| 23 | 55 | Hafiz Syahrin | KTM | 1'34.935 | 2.160 | 0.092 |
