Ducati Team rider Andrea Dovizioso finished the first day of free practice for the Spanish Grand Prix in seventh place in the combined standings.
During both of today’s sessions, Dovi complained about a lack of grip at the rear and, despite improving his time in the afternoon’s FP2 run, he is still not entirely satisfied with the set-up of his Desmosedici GP machine.
Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team # 04) – 1’40.737 (7th)
“Today we found the conditions a bit unusual, and we still have to get used to the behaviour of the tyres, seeing as this is what makes the biggest difference. In the afternoon we tried a different front tyre and the bike’s behaviour improved. The rear tyre is still hard to manage however and we must continue to work to improve traction. When we are on used tyres, we are closer to the leaders, but we’re still lacking the pace to stay with them”.