Andrea Dovizioso is finally on the Yamaha he has wanted for a long time. However, this wish fulfilled does not bring any revelation for the moment except that it is complicated for the former Ducati. The M1 was until recently considered the most user-friendly machine in MotoGP and Dovi's riding style would best suit it. You have to believe that you have to revise your copy, just as the Italian admits that he has to revise his scales because by following Quartararo to Misano he noticed that he had it all wrong...
We will end up wondering if, at Yamaha , we have not just been struck by the syndrome Marc Marquez which punctuates the existence of Honda en MotoGP. The latest rankings are so edifying that they raise questions: the delta that exists between the leader and his distinguished colleagues is at the limit of decency. As the eight-time World Champion does on the RC213V, fabio quartararo is the only one who can present the M1 as a motorcycle capable of winning. Meanwhile, at Ducati, it seems like all pilots of the clan are able to run for the podium. Formerly exclusive, the Italian can now be adorned with this conviviality which seems to have disappeared on Iwata's opus.
A radical change that Dovizioso observed during the two days of tests carried out at Misano, a track on which he reconnected with MotoGP and Yamaha as part of the San Marino Grand Prix. But this time, the three-time world vice-champion in the category had time to study the situation. And his first comment is edifying: “ I followed Quartararo and I realized that I had to rethink all my trajectories, that I had to change my approach at each circuit. This is good to know, because that way we know where to work and it will take time. If I ride the Yamaha with instinct it doesn't work. Fortunately this year I have 4 races left and other tests ».
Quarterly therefore appropriated the Yamaha . And others will have to understand and follow to succeed. Which reminds us furiously Marc Marquez at Honda. “ I have a good feeling from the chassis, but it's only part of the whole. To understand the limits, I have to move faster than I do now » comments again Dovizioso reminding : " having stopped for 10 months counts a lot when you push yourself to the limit to perform certain times. When you are a MotoGP rider, by dint of riding you acquire certain things that you no longer even notice ».
Dovizioso: “ the Yamaha must be ridden differently from the Ducati "
« It's true that I did a few tests with Aprilia, but in a Grand Prix everything is different. That's why my goal was to line up with the peloton, I did it and it wasn't taken for granted on a bike that I didn't know and that has to be ridden differently to the Ducati. I'm still behind in the standings, but I can keep an acceptable pace. The goal was to have the speed of the group and then start working on the details ».
It is in this state of mind that he now sees the next deadline in Austin: “ It’s all new, I have to work in many areas and I really don’t know what to expect” analyzes Andrea. “ It's a very demanding circuit, with many holes and it will be hot. I think its design is good for Yamaha, but I still don't have the experience to be sure ». Dovizioso signed with the brand until the end of 2022.
