Valencia GP – Dovizioso (1st): "A great way to end the season!"

Andrea Dovizioso emerged victorious from a Valencia Grand Prix which was greatly disturbed by the rain, to the point of causing a second start. Clever, the Ducati rider took advantage of the interruption of the race to put his finger on winning settings.

Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati (3rd in qualifying and 1st in race) : "Today’s victory was really spectacular! I finally managed to win in Valence, which has always been a difficult track for Ducati and for me (his best result in Valence was his, editor’s note). The first race was very difficult, because Rins started very well. I tried to stay in contact with him, then Rossi came back very strong as the rain increased lap after lap..

“In the second race we were able to make a difference because we were able to use a new tire. We also made small changes to the set-up. I’m really happy with the way we worked with the team and for being able to offer them this victory. It’s a great way to end the season! ".

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Site analysis : Andrea Dovizioso’s 2018 season ends in Valencia as it started in, with a victory. The Italian has won four times this year, two fewer wins than in 2017 but one more than his former teammate Jorge Lorenzo. Phew, honor is safe !

And the least we can say is that the official Ducati "got wet" to get this 21st victory in Grand Prix, including 12 in MotoGP! The n ° 4 indeed came to the end of a disputed in two episodes on a soggy track. Conditions that trapped Marquez, Petrucci and Viñales in particular before the race was interrupted on the 14th lap.

Immediately in the game during the "first" race, Andrea Dovizioso managed to catch up with Alex Rins who was flying over the debates before slowing down slightly with the return of the rain. But another rider accompanied the Ducati official on his ascent: Valentino Rossi, like a fish in water when the rain invaded the circuit Ricardo Tormo !

Back in his pit during the break in the race, Andrea Dovizioso tried to improve some weak points of his bike in anticipation of a pitched battle with Rins and Rossi. The transalpine – assured of the "title" of vice-world champion since – notably put on a new soft rear tire to improve traction and revised its suspension settings in order to brake harder..

Improvements paid off since the n ° 4 quickly took control of the "second" race, before widening a gap of almost three seconds on Rins and Rossi. Less at ease in the first laps, the n ° 46 then tripped his feet in the carpet trying to get back on "Dovi", then assured of his victory.

Andrea Dovizioso wins as he likes to do: by reconciling speed, skill and strategy. Hopefully next year he will return to his usual regularity to be able to compete more with Marc Marquez: his three white results at the start of the season (, and) weighed too heavily against the consistency at the forefront of the champion of the Honda world.

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