Dovizioso official Ducati since 2013 finished his first day of testing in Valencia ahead of the 2017 season in fifth place. This while his new teammate Lorenzo took third place. But the comparison stops there.
And comparison is not right. While Por Fuera acclimatized with a proven GP16, Dovi did a lot of groundwork and remained the linchpin of the reds for the next campaign: 60 laps completed by going from the standard GP16 to a GP16 without wings then to the new GP17. In these conditions, his 1'31.131 is not so bad compared to the Mallorcan's 1'31.052: " these two days of testing are essential for us because they will be the last before those at Sepang in 2017 » recalls the Italian.
« We must therefore define the bases of the new motorcycle now. Today we were able to shoot with different models, with or without fins and with the GP17. The latter immediately showed itself to be more or less as fast as the GP16. We hope that the weather will hold for the second day because we still have work to do ».
It will be recalled that for the next tests in November, in Jerez, the Ducati factory will certainly be absent, but will call on the Pramac team to run the GP17.
