Full FP2 results from the Spanish MotoGP Danilo Petrucci heads up a Ducati 1-2 in the second free practice at Jerez following the early domination from the Honda riders ahead of the Spanish
Danilo Petrucci admitted to feeling mixed emotions in the wake of the Grand Prix of the Americas in Texas, where he scored a third consecutive top six finish in the opening to his first season with the factory Ducati squad.
Ducati's Danilo Petrucci didn’t hold back as he described the condition of the COTA asphalt after opening MotoGP practice in Austin, Texas. Further work has been carried out to try and reduce the notorious bumps, but after setting the 13th fastest lap time Petrucci said:
Danilo Petrucci is already bracing for a difficult Americas MotoGP for Ducati against his major manufacturer rivals, while he feels the Circuit of the Americas is “almost perfect for Marquez and his Honda”.
Confirmed as the Qatar MotoGP winner following the Court of Appeal's verdict on Ducati's swingarm spoiler, Andrea Dovizioso will focus on finding more corner speed from the GP19 in Argentina this weekend.
UPDATE: Despite Petrucci's words (below), Ducati sporting director's Paolo Ciabatti says the swingarm wing is for cooling the rear tyre and not downforce generation, which the protesting teams claim is its main purpose...
The FIM MotoGP Stewards have rejected protests over Ducati’s new aerodynamic device on the rear swingarm used on the GP19, while an appeal process is still ongoing.
Petrucci takes command of warm-up for the season-opening Qatar MotoGP, ahead of Marquez and Rins. Pole starter Vinales was fourth, as just 0.866s cover the top 14 riders!
Petrucci, Dovizioso and Miller make it three Ducatis in the top four during final practice for the season-opening Qatar MotoGP. Petrucci did the whole session on soft tyres and did not stop. Team-mate Dovizioso started on a soft rear but then switched to the medium rear.
Danilo Petrucci says Ducati’s experimental parts made small but underwhelming changes to the GP19’s performance as he remains silent on the exact objective for the parts because “Gigi gets angry”.
Team: Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Riders: Andrea Dovizioso, Danilo Petrucci Test Rider: Michele Pirro Bike: Ducati Desmosedici GP19 Best placed rider, 2019: Andrea Dovizioso, 2nd Best result, 2018: 1st x7, Andrea Dovizioso (4), Jorge Lorenzo (3)
Danilo Petrucci expects an ultra-competitive MotoGP field on his official factory Ducati debut with all his rivals aiming to impress at the opening round which is why he feels it is “like having the world championship in one race”.
One of the few MotoGP riders not to compete in the smaller grand prix classes, Danilo Petrucci began his premier-class career on the very slowest of the 'CRT' bikes in 2012.
Valentino Rossi has described Ducati’s qualifying speed at the Sepang test as “incredible” while his fears over race pace are subdued despite hunting Yamaha gains.
Jack Miller didn’t hide his approval of Ducati’s single-lap pace advantage at the end of the Sepang MotoGP test but concedes worries still remain about its long run speed against its rivals.
Danilo Petrucci became the fastest ever rider at the Sepang circuit with an all-time unofficial MotoGP record of 1m 58.239s on the final day of this week's test. But the Italian, who led four Ducatis at the top of the timesheets, was just as quick to play down the achievement.
The third and final day of the official 2019 Sepang MotoGP test got off to a flying start with Petrucci, Bagnaia, Miller, Dovizioso and Vinales beating the previous fastest ever two-wheel lap of the Malaysian circuit.
The third and final day of the official 2019 Sepang MotoGP test got off to a flying start with Petrucci, Bagnaia, Miller, Dovizioso and Vinales beating the previous fastest ever two-wheel lap of the Malaysian circuit.
The third and final day of the official 2019 Sepang MotoGP test has got off to a hot start with Petrucci, Miller, Dovizioso and Vinales beating the previous fastest ever two-wheel lap of the Malaysian circuit in the opening hour.
With Ducati being the first MotoGP team to present its 2019 line-up it created a platform to send out a statement of intent and a few warnings to its rivals.
Gigi Dall’Igna has confirmed Ducati will attack the 2019 MotoGP world championship with two riders working together rather than “two riders who think independently” as the Italian targets the teams’ first titles since 2007.