The last race of the season starts in a positive way for PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team’s MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso who finished ninth.
Waiting 15 minutes before heading out in FP1, to see what the rain would do, Dovi used the time to adjust to the conditions, before setting a 1’42.182 lap at the end of the 45 minutes. Andrea ended FP1 in 18th place.
The drier conditions of FP2 suited the Italian, who was able to stay inside the top ten for the majority of the session. Dovi momentarily held second with a 1’31.597 lap, but ultimately ended FP2 ninth.
FP3 for Dovi will begin at 9.55am local time tomorrow, with the first of the two MotoGP Qualifying sessions getting underway at 2.10pm local time
Andrea Dovizioso #04
P 9“Today isn’t important but I’m still happy to be inside the top-ten. From the start I had a good feeling and I was able to do a good lap time. I don’t think every rider showed their true pace, especially as the conditions were tricky, but overall it has been better today. Let’s see what happens tomorrow when everyone is pushing at 100%. Everything is new for me at each track, but I think this one is okay for our bike. However to have good speed is one thing, to be consistent for a whole race is another matter. Tomorrow it will be important to try to be in Q2, but also to work on our race pace”.