MotoGP | Japanese GP Race: Dovizioso, “Congratulations to Marquez, deserved World Championship” [Video]

MotoGP Gp Motegi Ducati Race – Andrea Dovizioso tried to keep up with Marc Marquez until the end, but with one lap to go he slipped, losing all hope of being able to fight for victory in the Japanese Grand Prix, sixteenth stage of the 2018 MotoGP.

The driver from Forlì, starting from pole, immediately began to set his own pace and, after a few laps, managed to break away from the chasing group. But failing to shake Marc Marquez off his shoulders. A back and forth game that lasted almost the entire race, until the Spaniard made an overtaking move which the #04 was unable to respond to immediately. In DesmoDovi's mind there was the idea of ​​attempting a final attack on the last lap, but a very small error in judgment caused him to end up off the track.

These are the words of Andrea Dovizioso: “I have to congratulate Marc because this world championship is well deserved. I'm fine, I'm disappointed because I would have liked to win, but we also need to learn from a weekend like this. We were fast, we put the others in crisis. But we have to admit the reality, Marc managed to come up with something, so we need to study it to be ready for next year. We have to continue to improve. We have to invent something even if it's not easy against him. This year he didn't have a bike to have a difference of 100 points. So he and his team made the difference. When you arrive with 4 races to go with such a gap it's useless to say that we could have won the world championship. To win the world championship you have to beat Marc and to do that you have to be right about everything. I'm happy with the improvements made this year. From Brno we play all the races, and only Marc has managed to do this. We continue to work thinking about next year, but it will be tough. We need to stay calm and continue to improve, as Marc has done to date. I was sad when I lost my motorbike. I made a mistake in wanting to prepare for the release too early. I was faster than Marc in some places and I wanted to pass him, but I had to prepare the exit from the corners better. I made a mistake, it didn't take much to lose her. I tried to hold it up but it was unexpected. I have to watch the race again to understand more. I knew he had the pace, you could see it. In FP4 he used a 15 lap tire so I knew he was in good shape. Fighting with him is never easy. I tried to break away from him, but instead he won. We need to continue studying."