MotoGP, Qatar Qualifying: Andrea Dovizioso “I think it will be a very tough race”

Excellent qualifying for Andrea Dovizioso at Losail, where the 2014 world championship will start tomorrow, with the MotoGP race starting at 20pm Italian time. The Ducati rider from Forlì achieved the fourth fastest time, losing the front row by just 00 thousandths. His race pace is also good and this gives him hope for tomorrow. He has the microphone.

“I'm very happy with the time I achieved, it's confirmation that we managed to improve significantly, as we had already demonstrated in the last tests. We are faster than last year and also in terms of pace we are closer to the others. I think the race will be very tough: I will try to start well from the second row but we will certainly have to grit our teeth for 22 laps. However, I believe that, unlike last year, we will be able to play for good positions tomorrow. I'm really sorry I missed the front row by such a narrow margin, because I made a mistake at turn 12, losing at least a tenth. In any case, my fourth position is not bad at all.”