Following the Italian and the Catalan Grand Prix, the entire MotoGP paddock still didn’t rest, but used Monday after the ninth round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for a second post-race test. Like throughout the weekend, conditions have been sunny and heating up quickly from the morning.
With a rather disappointing race in his mind, Dovi returned to action today and left Barcelona optimistic. The Italian tried several different parts and new settings in order to gain some small differences. He did a total of 56 laps throughout Monday and together with his experienced crew found some slight improvements compared to the race weekend.
Now the WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP crew gets a short but well-deserved rest ahead of another double header in Germany and the Netherlands, starting at Sachsenring in less than two weeks’ time.
Andrea Dovizioso #04
“It’s always good to do a test after the race weekend. It’s difficult, because everybody is tired after the race, but I think the morning is the right moment to test. In the afternoon, the grip increases a lot and is completely different than at the race weekend. We didn’t try anything crazy, but I tried the material that the factory team got, the swing arm, the fairing and I felt a bit better with the swing arm. Let’s see if I will have it for the next round. We also tried a different position on the bike and it was a bit better. I was able to play a bit more on the braking, which was positive. We also tried a different maps, small things, but this is what we can do and it was quite good.”