Qatar GP – Dovizioso (1st): "Marquez pushed me to the limit"

Mission "Winnow" accomplished for Andrea Dovizioso! "Win now", the new slogan of Philip Morris on Ducatis, the Italian rider did it yesterday in Qatar by winning the 2019 MotoGP opening race ahead of Marquez and Cruthlow ! But this first victory of the year is already contested by several teams, due to aerodynamic appendages deemed non-compliant on the Desmosedici GP19 … Explanations.

Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati Winnow (2nd in qualifying and 1st in race) : "I’m super happy with this victory, especially since I didn’t expect to be so quick after practice. I stayed focused and improved in each session. Our strategy in the race was simply to keep the tire (rear, NDLR) " .

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"It made the difference, but it was not easy because I led most of the race and I couldn’t really study my opponents. Marquez gave everything as usual and pushed me to the limit. We made the most of our strengths, ie acceleration and top speed, but we still need to improve our cornering speed. ".

"This year there will be a lot of fast riders and it will be crucial not to lose too many points on less favorable tracks. We have to keep our feet on the ground and continue to work in this direction".

Site analysis : The Qatar circuit smiles once again on Ducati and Dovizioso, who wins as in with a very short lead over Marc Marquez (23 thousandths!). The two favorites for the 2019 title gave us a superb show during the last laps: "It was a replay of 2018", smiles Marquez, good loser after this breathtaking brawl !

.VICTORY AFTER AN INCREDIBLE DUEL WITH  

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But other competitors were much less athletic after this first domination of the Desmosedici, partly based on its spectacular performance: the teams Repsol Honda, Suzuki Ecstar, Red Bull KTM Factory and Aprilia Gresini have officially filed complaints against the GP19s of Dovizioso, Petrucci and Miller and demand that they be withdrawna victory at Dovisioso…

Some "aerodynamic parts affixed to the swingarm of Ducati Desmosedici GP19 "would not comply, they believe, arguing that these appendages, introduced in particular to cool the rear tire, do not meet the obligations of the official regulations.

After examination by the commissioners of the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM), "their complaints were rejected", announce the leaders of MotoGP who explain that they were based on "the regulations in force and on the guidelines".

Not satisfactory for the teams concerned who have decided to launch a procedure with the MotoGP Court of Appeal "in order to position themselves on the subject" … Ducati and Dovizioso keep pending their success, also signed thanks to the intelligence of n ° 4: it is one of the few to know how to regularly dominate Marc Marquez !

On the other hand, the mood was much more gloomy on the other side of the box, where Danilo Petrucci had a very bad experience arriving in 6th place, 2.3 seconds behind his teammate … The disappointment of "Petrux", who s ‘has set high goals since his stint in the official team, was palpable.

"In the end, choosing a soft tire at the front and at the rear was a risky bet, but we expected a drop in temperatures and a lower speed than normal", laments the n ° 9, indeed the one of the rare pilots to have chosen to start with "Soft" rubber. "Having said that, the championship has only just started and I have no doubts that we will bounce back soon".

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