MotoGP Motegi: Andrea Dovizioso “2nd place which is worth a lot, Rossi maybe I wouldn't have taken it but Lorenzo yes”

Andrea Dovizioso MotoGP 2016 Motegi Team Ducati – Andrea Dovizioso he closed the Motegi grand prix with an excellent 2nd place and returned to the podium, after several races with more shadows than lights for him. With this result, the rider from Forlì also redeems the Ducati debacle, which in the last Aragon Grand Prix had also finished behind the two Aprilias for the first time. Of course this podium also arrived thanks to the two crashes of Rossi and Lorenzo, but Unlike the last races, Dovi remained in close contact with the leaders for the entire race and in fact in the end, the gap to Marquez is not high. In short, a 2nd place which, above all, is a great achievement for him and his team.

“I am very happy with this podium, today we were competitive – said Andrea Dovizioso – Of course it was difficult to be with Marquez and the Yamahas but I was close to him. I don't know if we would have been able to stay with Rossi but I would have taken Lorenzo. He wasn't 100% and I could see he was there, then he crashed and oh well this 2nd place came. However, I was very consistent, I didn't have to make any outbursts, and this makes the difference. Here it is easy to lose the front as happened to Jorge and Valentino. Turning like this without having to force too much was easier, even for the forearm. Then the bike wasn't in bad shape when braking, with the Michelins you have to take a bit of risk because you have a lot of grip on the back but little on the front and on this track you felt it more."

How much is this 2nd place worth?
“This result has a lot of value, of course Rossi and Lorenzo crashed, but we were very close and we finished a few seconds behind Marquez so I can give us a high rating”

Marc Marquez world champion, what do you think?
“Marc has really done a great thing this year, it's a title that's worth more than the others because apart from the sympathies that may or may not exist, he managed to achieve a great result even though his bike was certainly not the favourite, so We can't help but congratulate him."

Photos: Alex Farinelli