Andrea Dovizioso arrived in Buriram with the intention of preventing Marc Márquez from winning his eighth absolute crown. To do this, we had to avoid dropping more than one point to the Honda official. Playable ? After all, last year, the Ducati rider competed for victory. But this year, on the same route in Buriram, he did not even give any illusions...
Seventh in qualifying, fourth in the race just over 11 seconds behind the winner and now crowned MotoGP of the year, this is the scathing assessment for the spearhead of Ducati. A cold summary which shows that the men of Borgo Panigale have once again missed the boat. And Dovizioso is not in denial. On Sky Sport he said: “ we were strong in the first half of the race but then we suffered. We improved over the weekend, but it wasn't enough. We remained regular. However, we all attacked from the start. We need to improve certain aspects. We are strong in some places and others not. »
The Ducati rider then analyzed the bike's problems this year: “ every season, MotoGP can change enormously. This year, for example, there was no race where we had to manage because of the tires and that completely changes the work to be done over the weekend. »
Andrea Dovizioso finished : " Marc and his team made the difference. We all have what we have, so we have to work and improve. Engineers study and try to understand where and how we lost something. In the end, what matters is the final result and above all the gap. Because if you get this far from the top, then playing the championship becomes complicated »
The last four Grands Prix are likely to be long at Ducati, where Danilo Petrucci made a more than anonymous race…
MotoGP Thailand Buriram J3: classification
