Saturday 31 August 2019

Dovi's deja vus

  1. Rossi took his first premier-class win at Donington Park in 2000. His compatriot Dovizioso had achieved the same milestone nine years later on the same racetrack. That's more, both wins came in drizzly weather with the winners braving the conditions on slick tyres.
  2. Ducati had been in shambles in 2013 and often found themselves at the back of the prototype pack. That's why it was often left to Dovizioso and his team-mate Hayden to fight each other. At Assen (unseen on the cameras), Dovi passed Hayden into the final chicane but the move allowed Smith to jump them both. At Indianapolis it was a reverse situation with Hayden overtaking the Italian with both running off-track and remarkably Smith took advantage and outdragged them again!
  3. Last-lap Qatar fights: Dovi won last two Qatar editions in exactly the same style. In both 2018 and 2019, he wasl leading into the final corner, fought off Marquez's dive up the inside, got the switchback and triumphed in thrilling style. Also in 2016 he used the same maneuvre to seal second place from the Spaniard.
  4. Andrea won back-to-back Malayasian Grands Prix in 2016 and 2017. Both races were held in fully wet conditions and the Italian allowed others to lead in the first part. He kept in touch though and took first place when Rossi (2016) and Lorenzo (2017) made errors. Dovizioso calmly stayed in front afterwards and went to win.
  5. Dovizioso was few seconds away from securing second at Termas 2016, instead he was wiped out by his team-mate Iannone. Next grand prix at COTA - Dovi is holding third when Pedrosa takes out. A year later in Argentina he was taken out by Aleix Espargaro while fighting for the top five.
Rossi took his first premier-class win at Donington Park in 2000. His compatriot Dovizioso had achieved the same milestone nine years later on the same racetrack. That's more, both wins came in drizzly weather with the winners braving the conditions on slick tyres.Ducati had been in shambles in 2013 and often found themselves at the back of the prototype pack. That's why it was often left to Dovizioso and his team-mate Hayden to fight each other. At Assen (unseen on the cameras), Dovi passed Hayden into the final chicane but the move allowed Smith to jump them both. At Indianapolis it was a reverse situation with Hayden overtaking the Italian with both running off-track and remarkably Smith took advantage and outdragged them again!Last-lap Qatar fights: Dovi won last two Qatar editions in exactly the same style. In both 2018 and 2019, he wasl leading into the final corner, fought off Marquez's dive up the inside, got the switchback and triumphed in thrilling style. Also in 2016 he used the same maneuvre to seal second place from the Spaniard.Andrea won back-to-back Malayasian Grands Prix in 2016 and 2017. Both races were held in fully wet conditions and the Italian allowed others to lead in the first part. He kept in touch though and took first place when Rossi (2016) and Lorenzo (2017) made errors. Dovizioso calmly stayed in front afterwards and went to win.Dovizioso was few seconds away from securing second at Termas 2016, instead he was wiped out by his team-mate Iannone. Next grand prix at COTA - Dovi is holding third when Pedrosa takes out. A year later in Argentina he was taken out by Aleix Espargaro while fighting for the top five. http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

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