Dovizioso would like to have his say! Intentionally or not, Eric Mahe caused some shocks in the MotoGP paddock and a little shock and tremor on Iwata's side by specifying in an interview that Fabio Quartararo had no defined future by 2023. “Two and a half teams” s would be of interest, according to his assessment, to the Frenchman who is this season for Yamaha what Marc Marquez has been since 2013 for Honda. Should Lin Jarvis be alarmed now? His recent recruit Andrea Dovizioso would like to reassure him…
Andrea Dovizioso won Grands Prix including fierce duels against Marc Marquez, he was three-time world vice-champion with Ducati, but he also 35 years. In a MotoGP that tends to have a crush on the very young, the idea would be that Dovi has served his time. Moreover, if we are willing to remember the circumstances which led him to find himself on a Yamaha in the colors of Petronas, this trend made sense: Dovizioso was not in the plans, until Maverick Vinales upsets the situation by leaving the Iwata brand who also showed him the way out... Thus finding himself very deprived when it was necessary to replenish his ranks.
Seen like this, Dovizioso is a titular pilot intended for testing. A pattern to which he does not subscribe. And he wanted to say it in a situation where his path is doing little given his first results on the M1. But who knows after that? From here 2023, it can surprise… On mowmag, he wants to remind you of one thing: “ If I'm here and in my contract I got a factory bike, it's to try to win the world championship. Anyone who hears this may think I'm crazy, but the reason I'm here is to try to get the title ».
He adds, as if to show that he enjoys all his faculties: “ I know I'm taking a risk because of my age, coming back in the middle of the season and doing it with a new bike... But it's good to start like this and do five races and a few tests more than normal ". We will remind you that he is currently running with the 2019 version of the M1. After his first two races finished, the driver from Forli still needs more kilometers to be competitive. In Austin, he obtained his first points of the year by crossing the finish line in 13th position.
Dovizioso: “ Fabio Quartararo is doing very wellnot "
Andrea Dovizioso is also aware of the new era he faces: “ there are a lot of young drivers who ride differently, the tires change… I think it's normal. The bikes change and everyone is very close, that's why it's so difficult to be at the top. MotoGP now has too much aerodynamics and electronics, and so everyone is faster, that's why the fights are so difficult now, especially when you're following someone. With the aerodynamics, it's impossible to be too close to him and for overtaking, it's a bit complicated. Today, the important thing is to be as fast as possible and not so much the way we manage the race ».
However, it will need to integrate all these parameters to be an essential alternative at Yamaha in case… " Fabio Quartararo must ride in a special way, he is doing very well. I don't have to copy him, but right now he's the rider who best knows how to get the most out of this bike. " recognize Dovizioso which ends: “ I think at Yamaha they are open and interested in listening to me because I have a different experience with another bike, and they want to work with me on the development of the bike. At the end of the year they will give me the factory bike, and then I can understand the difference with my current bike. We'll see how competitive I will be on the bike next year ". It doesn't seem like Dovi wants to make mere appearances on the M1.
