The Japanese MotoGP was a race to forget for Ducati, with Andrea Dovizioso dropping out of a podium place and team-mate Andrea Iannone's perfect points run coming to an end. Dovizioso held third, just behind Valentino Rossi, for the opening ten laps of the wet race. But he was already struggling with front tyre wear and would be passed by the Repsol Hondas of Dani Pedrosa - he eventual winner - and later Marc Marquez to leave Dovizioso fifth at the flag. “Today we didn't have such a bad race pace, but after a few laps the front tyre started to deteriorate, and I was no longer able to brake well,” confirmed the Italian. “It was a bit of a strange situation, because although everyone...
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