2018 Italian GP – Dovizioso (2nd): "I expected better than a second place"

Andrea Dovizioso, winner of the Italian Grand Prix last year at Mugello, this time suffered the domination of his teammate Jorge Lorenzo. Even if he regrets a bad choice of front tire, Dovi is delighted to have gained points from championship leader Marc Marquez, who went down in the 5th lap.. Debriefing.

Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati (7th in qualifying and 2nd in race) : "To tell the truth, I expected better than a second place today … But we estimated that the conditions were warmer in the race than in qualifying (51 ° C on the ground on Sunday against 47 ° C on Saturday, Editor’s note) and we had some doubts about the choice of the front tire. "

"Rossi and I finally went for a safe choice with the harder front tire, but unfortunately it didn’t work out well. Valentino almost fell in front of me a few times, and so did I when I then tried to follow Jorge. […]. In addition, my rear tire has worn out and I also had to deal with this problem ".

"However, we got a good second place and closed the gap with Marquez in the provisional standings. So it’s a good day, marked by a Ducati double. I also want to congratulate Jorge, who had a great race and was very good and precise in managing his tires perfectly ".

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Site analysis : Last year, Andrea Dovizioso had the immense joy of becoming the first Italian rider to win in Italy in a Ducati MotoGP at Mugello, also the Reds’ test track. It is obviously with the idea of ​​repeating this performance that "Dovi" presented himself at the 2018 Italian GP. !

 

But the n ° 4 fell on a bone of the solid kind: his teammate Jorge Lorenzo, who transcended himself on this circuit which he appreciates to obtain his first victory on the Desmosedici! Lucid, Dovizioso admits that his box neighbor was a cut above Sunday.

However, the transalpine driver has regrets about his choice of front tire, which was deemed too prudent a posteriori: "I didn’t think that the medium front tire would go the distance, but after seeing a lot of leading riders race with this solution , I realize that we could also have done it ".

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In his defense, "DesmoDovi" had legitimate reasons to be suspicious since he had finished flat on his stomach the last two races in then in! Two white results in six races which weigh heavily in the championship: no question of committing another fault, especially at home !

Andrea Dovizioso, confirmed at Ducati for the next two seasons, consoles himself by noting that his podium at Mugello allows him to reduce his gap on leader Marc Marquez, all the more significantly since the latter fell in Italy! "Dovi" thus goes back to 4th place in the provisional – ahead of Johann Zarco – and comes back to 29 points behind Marquez.

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