His face is enough to understand that something did not go according to plan. A bitter Misano for Andrea Dovizioso, forced to console himself with thirteenth place, more than 40 seconds behind Marc Marquez’s Honda. The expectations of the Forlì in the home race were in fact very different, but unfortunately the rider Petronas found himself fighting with his M1, without finding the right way forward.
“To tell the truth, I didn’t understand much in this race – he began – from the beginning I lacked the right confidence on the bike, in fact I was struggling. However, I consider it an important race in terms of experience for the future ”.
Andrea underlines the difficulties that emerged on the Riviera.
“At the start of the race I didn’t have any speed and I needed more traction. I also couldn’t be as sweet as I wanted, in fact I fought with the M1 to find the right sensations in the saddle. I’m really sorry for this weekend: on the one hand the weather conditions weighed on me, on the other I couldn’t make that step forward I wanted after Austin ”.
Then the Forlì goes into detail about the problems, confronting Quartararo.
“On tracks like these, where you need acceleration out of slow corners, if you don’t drive like Quartararo, you struggle. Fabio makes the difference in braking, even if it is true that our bike is different from his. Unfortunately, here at Misano, when I entered the corner I did not have the right speed, in fact I was wasting time ”.
If Dovi is forced to lick his wounds, Fabio Quartararo celebrated his first MotoGP title at Misano.
“I am happy for him, I think he has done something crazy in this 2021 and the title is deserved. Fabio worked well in the tests, also masking any limitations that emerged with the Yamaha. He was consistent, because thanks to his style he was always quick in every situation. You see it in fact: he cuts out late and is good at turning the bike quickly. It has the merit of making a complicated thing simple ”.
Finally, Andrea is asked if there is to worry about the future or not.
“Don’t worry, because the 2022 World Cup does not start tomorrow. If the World Cup had started tomorrow I would have responded in the opposite way. The thing I can say is that we still have time to work, grow and improve, considering that next year I will have another bike ”.
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