MotoGP – Losail Day 1 – Andrea Dovizioso gets the 4th time

Excellent start for Andrea Dovizioso in Qatar. The rider from Forlì of Team Honda Repsol achieved the 4th time with a time of 1'56"698. As in the winter tests, Dovizioso was ahead of his teammate Dani Pedrosa and is also the first of the Honda riders. The word is up to him.

“I'm confident after this first session and I think we can do something positive. We started with the same basic set-up used in testing but in reality the track conditions were different and there was less grip tonight. We also discovered some small problems that don't allow us to use the full potential of the bike, so I'm sure we can go faster. We tested a slightly modified swingarm this evening and there was a small improvement, so we will use it again tomorrow. Stoner's lap time is very fast and our gap is still large, but still we need to analyze what we have learned from this session and use it to take a step forward in tomorrow's sessions. Our goal for tomorrow is to lap in a low 1'56”.