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Andrea Dovizioso says being able to fight for victory at the past three rounds puts him in a strong position to attack for the MotoGP world championship as second place at Mugello behind Ducati teammate Jorge Lorenzo helps him kick-start his campaign.

Full Italian MotoGP race results from Mugello

Jack Miller knows a thing or two about lucky escapes. Following his terrifying impact with a trackside barrier at Le Mans a year ago, the Australian recalled another near miss at Mugello, after impacting a tyre wall in MotoGP FP3.

Andrea Dovizioso says he's “on top” with his race pace but won’t change his approach to the Italian MotoGP despite the championship deficit to leader Marc Marquez.

Jorge Lorenzo’s future at Ducati may look uncertain at best but the Spanish rider says he’s discovered new confidence with his GP18 thanks to fuel tank modifications that have been introduced at Mugello.

As though witnessing Michele Pirro’s horrific crash on the approach to turn one in MotoGP FP2, as well as Andrea Dovizioso’s engine blow up soon after was bad enough for Ducati, satellite rider Danilo Petrucci believes the manufacturer is struggling to get Michelin’s tyre allocation working for t

Ducati has described Michele Pirro’s condition as “better than expected” after a terrifying crash on the entry toward Mugello’s fearsome turn one left him unconscious, with a dislocated shoulder, and forced Friday afternoon’s MotoGP FP2 session to be red flagged.

Jorge Lorenzo has passed on his best wishes to Ducati test rider Michele Pirro who sustained a heavy fall in the second free practice session at Mugello which he says “was very frightening” to see.

Michele Pirro has been taken to hospital following his heavy fall during the second free practice session at Mugello ahead of the Italian MotoGP, suffering dislocated shoulders and concussion.

Andrea Iannone has topped the second free practice at Mugello at the Italian MotoGP in a session which saw two red flags with the first triggered by a scary crash for Ducati’s Michele Pirro.

On Thursday Jorge Lorenzo was in little doubt. Retirement is not an option for the 32-year old, who confidently proclaimed he would remain in the MotoGP class “for the next two years” despite potentially losing his place at Ducati.

Just five races into his Ducati MotoGP career and Jack Miller is among the riders in contention to join Andrea Dovizioso at the factory team for 2019.

Danilo Petrucci says his pure focus is on delivering results for Pramac Ducati in 2018 as the speculation on his future continues to grow at his home MotoGP round at Mugello.

Andrea Dovizioso has conceded Ducati’s strengths at Mugello will create a smaller advantage compared to last year given his main rivals’ improvements as he braces for a tricky home race.

Confirmation arrived two months behind schedule, but Ducati believes Andrea Dovizioso’s contract renewal “is very good for both parties” and insists the Italian “will be a central part of our MotoGP project” in 2019 and ’20.

Andrea Dovizioso has brushed off the significance of Ducati’s key rivals demonstrating impressive pace at the recent Mugello test and is certain his team can fight for victory at his home round.

Jorge Lorenzo believes Ducati’s development progress at the Circuit de Catalunya test means the podium could be in reach at his team’s home round at Mugello.

Ducati insists the future of Jorge Lorenzo has yet to be decided, with a decision regarding the Majorcan’s future likely to be made after the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, according to Sporting Director Paolo Ciabatti.

Chaz Davies says he feels he has to fight his Aruba.it Racing Ducati to see improvements after making a small recovery to fifth place in race two at Donington Park.

Both Marco Melandri and Chaz Davies have been left deflated by Ducati’s grip and stability issues plaguing its pace at Donington Park as the Italian manufacturer suffered its worst World Superbike race in over three years.

Feedback regarding the resurfaced Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya was largely positive, after the majority of the MotoGP field tested there on Wednesday, with the quickest riders one second under the official lap record using a revised layout.

Chaz Davies is eager to continue Aruba.it Racing Ducati’s progress at Donington Park having improved year-on-year at his home round for the Italian manufacturer as a maiden win remains elusive.

Shane Byrne’s family have released an update on his condition after his Snetterton test crash last week, confirming the six-time Bennetts British Superbike champion has undergone a successful surgery on spinal fractures.

On Sunday evening, Andrea Dovizioso could only offer an apology to his team and Ducati after a costly crash out of the lead when “pushing 80%” deprived him of showing his “amazing” pace in a MotoGP race he had designs on winning.