Andrea Dovizioso arrives Thailand shared between the satisfaction of having consolidated its second place in the championship in Aragon and the regret of seeing a Marc Marquez entirely theoretical in scope. Because the Ducati official knows that practice is stronger than mathematics in MotoGP. However, he does not give up and tells anyone who will listen that, this weekend, on the new Buriram route, anything can happen...
Everything is indeed possible because the Ducati is now stronger than ever and a benchmark in the category, because it can be too hot in Thailand as it can rain, and all this will play on the tires of the sole manufacturer Michelin which brings a rear rubber never before exploited. Which could change the situation for this winter's tests on the Thai site.
The Hondas then behaved well there and Dovizioso had recorded the seventh fastest time, but only 0.4 seconds behind the leader during a very close test session last February. Unlike his teammate Jorge Lorenzo, he seemed satisfied with his settings for one lap of the race.
« The Buriram track is very strange and we have never participated in it. This will be a completely new situation for everyone“said DesmoDovi. “ In February testing here in Thailand we didn't impress, but now I think we are much more competitive than we were at the start of the season. “We will have to see what the conditions are like, because it could be hotter than in Malaysia and that will surely affect the race, but most importantly, it looks like we are already in the rainy season, so anything can happen."
The Ducati official had been narrowly beaten by Marc Marquez at the last race in Aragon, but it was by far the Italian's best performance on one of his worst circuits. He also took a 15-point lead over Valentino Rossi and an advantage of 44 points over his teammate Jorge Lorenzo in the fight for second place in the world championship.
