Dovizioso: "Rossi says that the Ducati is impressive? We see that we work well …"

Andrea Dovizioso took advantage of the good start of the MotoGP collective tests on the Andalusian track of Jerez de la Frontera with the second fastest time today behind his teammate Danilo Petrucci. "Desmodovi" was trying to improve his time and he was succeeding. He seemed to be able to climb to the top of the overall standings just minutes from the end, but then he fell.

The accident forced him to go to the medical center to check that his painful hand had not been injured. The slabs made had no fracture, but will understand if the tests will continue until tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, enjoy the good day today.

"I was trying to improve my time, I was a little too fast in the center of the turn leaving the brakes, I was also trying to change configuration for us, I was doing well, I improved, but as for all settings flaws, so it was important to try to push to the limit to understand the direction to take is to study, other than that, it seems that it nothing is broken. "

"You can not see any slabs, it's probably just a blow to the muscle, the fall was normal, then I got stuck on the gravel and I hurt my hand, but it looks like it's just swollen, work. "

The comparative tests conducted today did not give the same answers as in previous tests with Ricardo Tormo from Valencia, but Andrea is obviously confident. A new configuration and the reaction of the new chbadis seem to have convinced him, even if tomorrow will do everything in his power to continue testing and find the confirmation of the equipment tested in Valencia and today.

"Today, we have done some comparative tests but we have not given the same answer from Valencia and hope that tomorrow morning we will have a good hand to keep working because we want to keep trying to" 39, get more answers ".

"Today, we were really very fast, me and Danilo, even though I did not have a bike totally 2019. We really made a good step with the worn tires, which is positive, we are here to compare the material we have and it's the that's why I hope to shoot tomorrow. "

"We are trying things to decide how the bike will be 2019. The new chbadis is good, but the answers were not the same as in Valencia, so it will be important to shoot tomorrow and understand why we'll see if we have the same answers or not, because that will condition the choice of material for the next year ".

Today, in support of Ducati's work, an eloquent commentary by Valentino Rossi has come to define the "impressive" reds. Dovizioso cashed the compliment, but also said that the tests were still tests and did not tell the truth about the actual performance of the motorcycles.

"Valentino says that the Ducati is impressive, that means we are doing a good job … But making comparisons with other bikes is very difficult right now" (he smiles). "This year, we have a solid base for the first time, but in 2017 we played in the World Cup, but we are really competitive before trying to catch up, but now everything is at the right time."

To conclude, the 32-year-old from Forlì spoke about the new cohabitation in the Ducati garage with Danilo Petrucci. It seems to have started very well, because the relationship between the two is good and that, according to Dovizioso, can only benefit the growth of the bike and the team.

"With Danilo, we are going to work more in Malaysia, but between us, there is a good relationship and we are happy to talk about the different details, it happens that I meet him, that he comes to me. because we can also improve the details, we have a good base at the moment, so we have to deal with details and we need to improve them, and if we work together well, it's a value for both of us. "