2016 season gets underway for Andrea Dovizioso at Valencia, on track at the Ricardo Tormo circuit for first day of IRTA test.
On this first day of testing, the Ducati rider mainly worked with his engineers to adapt the chassis set-up of his bike to the 17” tyres made available by the new one-make championship supplier Michelin, while continuing to use the “factory” software.
Andrea Dovizioso did a total of 66 laps, the Italian clocking a quickest time of 1’32.073 to finish tenth in the overall standings.
Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team #04): 1’32.073 (66 laps) – 10th
“These testing days are very important because this time the change is a really big one. The Michelin tyres have very different characteristics and so we also have to adapt our riding style, because the corner approach and the lines cannot be the same as the ones we were used to. For sure there is still a lot of work to do to adjust and understand the direction to take for the future, but it’s important to start off well and up at the front, and in any case first sensations are positive.”