Andrea Dovizioso came back in action today near Chemnitz (Germany) at Sachsenring for the German Grand Prix qualifiers. After working on race pace with a focus on tyre wear in Friday’s free practice sessions, characterized by narrow gaps and concluded within the top ten, the rider from Forlì and his team struggled a bit more than expected during qualifying, finishing thirteenth on the grid. After posting the 14th time in FP3, Dovizioso was forced to participate in Q1, and with a personal best of 1:21.105, he missed access to Q2 by only 3 thousandths of a second.
Andrea Dovizioso (#04 Ducati Team) – 1:21.105 (13th)
“Today we managed to improve the feeling with the bike and the overall speed, but unfortunately not enough to gain access to Q2. It’s been a complicated day, we worked hard as usual but on this track unfortunately we struggle more than in others. To start from fifth row doesn’t mirror our potential but we simply need to pull ourselves up and try to get the best possible start and recover as many positions as we can. Weather conditions could mix things up a bit, in any case we surely won’t give up.”