The Mission Winnow Ducati rider resumed action today at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin (U.S.A.) for the third round of the 2019 MotoGP World Championship. In Friday’s free-practice sessions, the factory rider worked on the setup of his Desmosedici GP 19, showing good progress throughout the day despite facing some issues in his quest for a flying lap with soft tyres at the end of FP2.
Andrea Dovizioso, who improved his lap times by 1.2 seconds in FP2, finished the day in 11th position on the time sheets with a personal best of 2:04.714, about eight tenths of a second from the provisional lead.
Andrea Dovizioso (#04 Mission Winnow Ducati) – 2:04.714 (11th)
“We knew we would have struggled a bit more than usual on this track but, all in all, we’ve been competitive enough with a race setup. This afternoon, in particular, our pace was decent. In retrospect, I think we didn’t choose the best front tyre for the final time attack in FP2. I couldn’t put together the lap that I wanted, and it’s a shame because tomorrow it’ll probably rain. Looking at the positives, going through Q1 could represent an advantage to have more feeling on the wet in Q2. We’ll have to see what the weather is like tomorrow. Conditions may make a big difference in terms of grid positions and, consequently, the race itself: we’ll have to be ready for all scenarios.”
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