“A strange day”. Like this Andrea Dovizioso described his penultimate round of pre-season testing at the Mandalika circuit, in preparation for the new season on the Yamaha of the team WithU RNF. The sensations were constantly improving after the first kilometers on Friday, but the crash in the early hours of the morning inevitably affected the rest of the program, forcing the rider from Forlì to settle for 19th place in the standings despite the 70 laps completed.
“I had forgotten what it feels like after a fall. Apparently I didn’t remember the last time, but it was in 2020, a long time ago – declared the ‘Dovi’ – I lost control at high speed in turn 8, I know I made a small mistake and lost the front. This changed the work plan a bit, so I wasn’t able to work on it as we would have liked. When we left in the afternoon, however, my feeling was better and I’m happy with the improvements we made with the bike, because we tried new material and found good progress. It was very important, because we have to decide which path to take for the first round in Qatar. I am happy in this light “.
“Unfortunately, I only did my fastest lap an hour before the end, because we had so many things to try. This is why the gap is a bit too large, but I hope that we will have another day without rain to work on the details, because for sure I still have to keep adapting. I’m getting better, but it’s still not enough “ he concluded.
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