Ducati began the MotoGP season just 0.174s from victory in Qatar, followed by further runner-up finishes in Austin (+2.354s) and Argentina (6.685s). But in the last four rounds the top Ducati rider has been 24.925s, 19.109s, 20.785s and 21.528s from victory, and no higher than fourth place. So what happened? “I don't know if I have the right answer, but I believe at the beginning the competitors weren't really at 100% like us. To use the potential of the bike, I mean,” Andrea Dovizioso explained at Indianapolis. “I don't believe that they [have] improved their bikes by 20 seconds. It's impossible. “So I believe it is a mix of many things. On the bike, this can happen, because the...
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