Analysis – MotoGP Dutch GP – Petrucci (2nd): “I could have passed Rossi on the last lap” – Opportunities DUCATI

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GP of the Netherlands MotoGP – Petrucci (2nd): "I could have passed Rossi on the last lap"

Analysis - MotoGP Dutch GP - Petrucci (2nd):

Danilo Petrucci continues his positive momentum in Assen by stepping onto the podium for the second time in three MotoGP races. At the end of a fantastic duel with Rossi, the Pramac pilot finally lost in the last laps after being slowed down by the latecomers, which did not fail to make him angry…. Still, "Petrux" is the first Ducati rider to arrive at this 2017 Dutch GP! MNC Statements and Analysis.

Danilo Petrucci, Ducati-Aspar (3rd in qualifying and 2nd in race) : "This second place is an excellent result. I’m happy, although I admit having thought of the victory. I’m convinced that I could have passed Valentino on the last lap. I had everything planned and I knew where to pass it. : I had more traction in a corner and I could get out of it better thanks to the good engine of the Ducati ".

Analysis - MotoGP Dutch GP - Petrucci (2nd):

“Unfortunately I ran into Hector Barberá and then Alex Rins, who were one lap late. But I will realize the great performance accomplished this weekend from tomorrow, calm. To be honest, I can not wait to ‘to be in Germany. I want my revenge! "

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Site analysis: After narrowly missing his first pole position in MotoGP on Saturday on the drying track in Assen, Danilo Petrucci came close to his first victory the next day on a bitumen that was initially dry, then slightly dampened by a downpour eight laps from the arrival ! Raging, even if this second place in the Dutch GP allows him to equal his best performance in the rain in … also behind Rossi !

Analysis - MotoGP Dutch GP - Petrucci (2nd):

It is also this little shower that allowed the native of Terni (Italy) to make up for his delay on the Doctor in the blink of an eye, then to steal the reins from him four laps from the finish after having hesitated for a long time. to pass it … Maybe even a little too much: the n ° 9 could have passed it a little earlier, so much was it more at ease at the entry of a curve. The fear of dropping a candidate for the title is probably at the origin of this hesitation, especially as "Petrux" and the Doctor are good friends and frequently ride together in the Ranch at n ° 46 !

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But if Petrucci has some regrets about this missed opportunity, it is not because of his strategy: Scott Redding’s teammate – who fell two laps from the finish – is especially angry with the latecomers he has found in his way during the finish, and whose presence in the trajectory prevented him from carrying out his final carefully planned attack…

First slowed down by Barbera in the penultimate lap, Danilo Petrucci then found himself stuck behind Alex Rins: back on his Suzuki after three races forfeit due to injury, the young Spaniard closed the door in his face after having been passed by Rossi, failing to have been informed by the marshals of the presence of a second faster driver via the blue flags normally displayed for this purpose.

Analysis - MotoGP Dutch GP - Petrucci (2nd):

Mass was then said for "Petrux", who finished just 0.063 seconds behind the Yamaha official on the finish line! A handsome player, the Pramac driver is nevertheless delighted with the victory of his famous friend and adds that he would undoubtedly have been unable to come back to Rossi on a completely dry track. Honest in addition to being incredibly fast: Danilo Petrucci clearly deserves the trust of Ducati, who entrusted him with the handlebars of a GP17 very similar to that of Dovizioso and Lorenzo.

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