After finishing second in a final free practice session contested in the rain, Andrea Dovizioso had every reason to present himself confidently at the start of the promised qualifications in the same track conditions. Yes, but here it is…
The official Ducati who will remain next year to be the water carrier of Lorenzo dissolved in the downpour at Silverstone after a fall caused him to lose his life. Enough to lose his footing, especially since, in the accident, he further damaged his right knee, which was already in bad shape after falling during the official tests carried out a few days ago in Misano.
Overall, a sad tenth place on the starting grid for a Grand Prix which will start tomorrow at 16:30 p.m. and which should be spared by the rain: “ I'm very disappointed that I fell because I was doing a really fast lap. Without that I could aim for the first line without that, but the conditions were very difficult » regrets the one who won his only MotoGP victory in Great Britain. It was 2009, in the rain of Donington.
But what worries him is the state of his knee: “ Unfortunately, I suffered an injury on my right knee since the Misano tests but it seems that the injury has not worsened. At the moment it's quite painful and I have cuts and burns so we'll have to wait until tomorrow to assess the extent of the damage. I think that without this mistake, I could have finished higher on the starting grid. So it's really annoying to settle for the fourth row because it will make my race more complicated ". His teammate IannonHe will be eighth at the start.
