Andrea Dovizioso says he is “optimistic” the Ducati MotoGP team can get its 2016 campaign off to a strong start in Qatar, following an encouraging final test week. The Italian manufacturer’s works riders Andrea Iannone and Dovizioso concluded the third pre-season test in Losail sixth and eighth respectively, the latter nine tenths shy of pacesetter Jorge Lorenzo. And while he admitted his best laptime was “nothing special”, Dovizioso says the long-run pace he achieved on the Desmosedici GP makes him confident of another strong Qatar showing. “I did 10 [consecutive] laps very similar, good times,” said Dovizioso, who narrowly missed out on victory to Valentino Rossi at the...
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