Andrea Dovizioso begins his final three MotoGP races as a Ducati rider at Valencia this weekend with his title hopes hanging by a thread. The Italian slipped 28 points behind Suzuki's Joan Mir after his worst back-to-back
The end of Qualifying 1 at the Aragon MotoGP saw a furious Andrea Dovizioso throw his gloves across the Ducati garage before storming out in frustration.
Starting just 17th on the grid for Sunday's Catalunya MotoGP, world championship leader Andrea Dovizioso probably thought things couldn't get much worse.
At 300km/h, a MotoGP bike is moving at over 80 metres per second. One of the difficulties faced by Danilo Petrucci during qualifying for the Styrian MotoGP was that a braking point difference of 4-5 metres cost him 0.2s in just two corners.
MotoGP stars Danilo Petrucci and Aleix Espargaro were involved in an angry confrontation during Qualifying 1 for the Austrian Grand Prix, which then continued on Twitter.
Having struggled for the past two races, Andrea Dovizioso suspects the Ducati set-up knowledge that took him to 12 wins and MotoGP title runner-up over the past three seasons no longer works.
After playing a supporting rather than leading role during the season-opening Jerez MotoGP races, Andrea Dovizioso and Ducati will be aiming to go on the offensive at Brno this weekend.
Having struggled with unpredictable corner entry slides for much of the season-opening Jerez MotoGP weekends, Danilo Petrucci said Ducati engineers were able to find a last-minute improvement for the secon
Normally, MotoGP riders crave extra grip. But the increased performance of the new 2020 Michelin rear tyre has robbed the Ducati riders of their ability to slide the back of the bike into corners.
Danilo Petrucci's MotoGP return came to an early end when he suffered a high-speed accident caused by an oil spill during Wednesday's Official test at Jerez. Fluid from Aleix Espargaro's Aprilia sent both Petrucci and rookie Alex Marquez to the ground.
Brad Binder has praised KTM's decision to sign Danilo Petrucci for the 2021 MotoGP season, following the loss of Pol Espargaro. Binder will spend his rookie MotoGP campaign alongside Espargaro, who has been KTM's top rider since its premier-class debut in 2018.
Danilo Petrucci has been officially confirmed as joining KTM in MotoGP next season, but not with the factory team. Instead, the winner of last year's Mugello race for Ducati will join the satellite Tech3 KTM squad.
Having lost his Factory Ducati seat to Jack Miller for 2021, 'Plan A' for Danilo Petrucci is to remain in MotoGP next season, rather than move to World Superbike. And his preferred options for doing so would be to join either Aprilia or KTM.
- Even if Andrea Dovizioso doesn't agree terms with Ducati for the 2021 MotoGP season, it's unlikely that current team-mate Danilo Petrucci will remain to join new signing Jack Miller next season.
Jack Miller's Pramac Ducati team manager Francesco Guidotti has added further weight to rumours that the Australian is set to move up to the Official Ducati team for the 2021 MotoGP season.
Entering the closing stages of Sunday's Virtual Grand Prix of Spain and MotoGP champion Marc Marquez was holding a lonely fourth place, with a four-second gap to the rider in front and behind.
Danilo Petrucci admits he's not a 'great videogame player' in general, but the Ducati MotoGP star is happy to help entertain the fans during the coronavirus lockdown by taking part in the Virtual races.
Unpicking the Andrea Dovizioso enigma has remained an intriguing prospect throughout the Italian’s career from his quietly impressive early years in MotoGP’s premier class to emerging as Marc Marquez’s major world title rival.