It’s a Andrea Dovizioso relaxed who took stock of his day test in Jerez. However, his Spanish Grand Prix contested the day before at the same place ended with a second missed podium in two races, as a demonstration that if the Ducati is doing better, it is not yet the thunderbolt of war that it will have to be taken into account on all circuits. Eleventh, 1.22s behind the leader in the record time fabio quartararo, the Italian took no offense to this hierarchy. On the contrary, he had fun…
Andrea Dovizioso also lost its leading position in the championship last weekend. So many blows received, which nevertheless did not reach him. He comments on his work on the Andalusian route as follows: “ it was about the details of the implementation. This winter we only had six days of testing and it's not easy to understand everything » underlines Dovi. “ After a few races, things got a little better on the bike. That's why it's good to spend a relaxing day like this in Jerez ».
Dovizioso continues: “ it's not about improving the bike, it's about understanding things and directions. Regarding the behavior, we now know all the particularities of our machine. You can just try with the existing margin, to try to go a little further. Now there was a lot of rubber on the track, so the grip was good. But where can you take a test right after a race? Certainly not at Le Mans and Mugello is not the best track, so I think it's okay. ".
Still, Dovi noticed that Honda had a new chassis in its boxes that Márquez put to the test: “ This is not good news for us” the Ducati rider commented soberly…
On the offer of Michelin tires, the Italian declared: “ we used a new medium tire and it was better, so I'm satisfied ". About Quarterly, Dovizioso declared with humor: “ he didn't really surprise me, because he was very fast and consistent throughout the weekend. If you can't finish the race like Fabio did and you're angry, then Monday can only be your day ».
Jerez MotoGP test: times
1. Quartararo, Yamaha, 1:36,379 min
2. Crutchlow, Honda, 1:36,977, +0,418 sec
3. Morbidelli, Yamaha, 1:37,093, +0,714
4. Pol Espargaró, KTM, 1:37,114, +0,735
5. Vinales, Yamaha, 1:37,226, +0,847
6. Mir, Suzuki, 1:37,233, +0,854
7. Marquez, Honda, 1:37,260, +0,881
8. Rins, Suzuki, 1:37,275, +0,896
9. Lorenzo, Honda, 1:37.466, +1.087
10. Nakagami, Honda, 1.37.468, +1.089
11. Dovizioso, Ducati, 1:37.601, +1.222
12. Bagnaia, Ducati, 1:37.698, +1.319
13. Miller, Ducati, 1:37,701, +1,322
14. Petrucci, Ducati, 1:37,720, +1,341
15. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, 1:37,758, +1,379
16. Zarco, KTM, 1:37,895, +1,516
17. Rossi, Yamaha, 1:38.056, +1.677
18. Rabat, Ducati, 1:38.061, +1.682
19. Abraham, Ducati, 1:38.075, +1.696
20. Smith, Aprilia, 1:38.077, +1.698
21. Oliveira, KTM, 1:38,649, +2,270
22. Syahrin, KTM, 1:39,053, +2,664
23. Guintoli, Suzuki, 1:39,637, +3,258
