MotoGP | GP Valencia 2 Qualifying: Andrea Dovizioso, “The weather didn't allow us to make the most of our chances”

MotoGP GP Valencia Ducati Qualifying – Difficult qualifying in Valencia for Andrea Dovizioso. The Ducati rider from Forlì did not go beyond the seventeenth time, sixth row, after failing to pass the trap in Q1.

In FP3 he didn't find the right feeling to get directly into the top ten and then the weather and the feeling with his Desmosedici had a hand in it. Here's what "Dovi" said in his penultimate race with Ducati.

Statements Andrea Dovizioso Valencia GP MotoGP Qualifying

“I didn't have the feeling to do a good lap in FP3, the circuit improved and I wasn't able to get into Q2. The weather didn't allow us to make the most of our chances. In the first outing I had some problems, while in the second we weren't able to improve."

Statements Andrea Dovizioso perspectives Valencia GP MotoGP Qualifying

“The first laps will make the difference. A Mir and a Rins have a chance to recover, but others I would say not. Much will depend on the start and the first laps. There are many of us who have a similar pace and the position at the end of the third lap will already be 70% of the race. If Mir is calm, thinking that the World Cup is being played, then he will be able to recover. If Morbidelli starts in front and alone he will have the chance to win, but Jack (Miller, ed.) is fired up and Nakagami is very fast. As mentioned, a lot will depend on the departure. When 16 riders have a similar pace the position of the first laps will make the difference.”