Jorge Lorenzo will begin Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix at Mugello as favourite to win despite missing out on pole, claim Ducati riders Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone. Lorenzo, who will bid for this third successive MotoGP victory at the popular Italian track, starts from second on the grid after narrowly missing out to Iannone in qualifying, with Dovizioso lining up third. In the post-qualifying riders’ press conference, Dovizioso struck a cautiously optimistic note regarding Ducati’s chances of a first victory since 2010 – but cited Lorenzo’s strong practice pace as evidence the Spaniard would be the man to beat. “I believe we have the speed to fight with Lorenzo,” said...
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