Confirmed for two years at Ducati alongside Lorenzo who was full of praise for him, Andrea Dovizioso had every reason to start his Italian Grand Prix in a light mood and with high morale. and the bit in his teeth. Against all expectations, we saw a sluggish Desmo Dovi, suffering from neck pain and full of doubt. The conquering form displayed, during this time, by his teammate only exacerbated this astonishing situation.
But that's how it is. Taking stock of a depressing Saturday, Andrea Dovizioso was rejected in the repechages from which he could not exit, forcing him to a thirteenth place on the starting grid of his national Grand Prix. All on a Mugello track which is his garden, dominated by the in-house test driver Pirro, without forgetting Scott Redding on the Pramac machine which blocked his path to Q.2.
In front of, Iannone put on a show and ran the shop, as if thumbing his nose at his departure from the reds to the blues of Suzuki. To be honest, Dovizioso couldn't imagine a worse scenario. But he doesn’t make excuses: “ this day was difficult. This morning, I didn't find the right sensations on my bike, which excluded me from the top 10. Suddenly things were made more complicated. That said, we worked well during FP4 with notable progress ».
« When Q.1 arrived I first did my first run with the hard tires then I went out with the softs and I did my 1'47.089. With this time, I could have found myself on the second row of Q.2. But it wasn't enough to qualify for the rest. ».
Having taken stock of the situation, we must look into the causes. “ There are no excuses. I am totally responsible. Yesterday I couldn't work normally because of my neck. I lost a free practice session because of that. I'm sorry to find myself on the fifth line. But if we look closely at FP4 and Q.1, we see that I have the potential to stay with the leading men ". We will have to make a fiery start and seek redemption on Sunday.
