Although arrived at the Bologna Motor Show in the guise of rally driver, given that attend the Memorial Bettega with a Ford Focus RS WRC, Andrea Dovizioso could not refrain from answering a few questions related to its real world to which they belong, or the MotoGP .
Speaking of switching from 800cc bikes to those of 1.000cc engine, actually have not seen big changes: " Not much has changed, it is virtually the same bike. You have just a little 'more power at low revs and slightly less at the top, but the chassis and the electronics are still those, then the change is minimal. And this was not a surprise, because I knew that for the 800 projects had been used as a base. The power of 800 was already so much, so anything that came up . "
The most important new fact about the tires , the softer Bridgestone has made: " From the point of view instead of tires, there have been major changes, because they are different from to those we used in the past three years and then a little complicate 'the search for optimal set-up. They are softer in terms of housing, heat it so now it is no longer a big problem, but on the other hand a lot more flex and pump much more . " Behind the decision to leave Honda for Yamaha seems to be the desire to take another step forward in his career: " It 'a winter especially because after 10 years at Honda have decided to undertake this new challenge with Yamaha and I believe a lot. Even if the third-place finish this year is a very important result, I decided to change because I do not just third place.
My goal is to try to go faster and win, this is not to say that next year I go to the Yamaha and I will win, but I think I made a bell'investimento for the future . " It must be said, however, that the change of regulation, which will all start from scratch with regard to the development of motorcycles, has encouraged this choice: " I think this was the right time for a change, especially if you have big ambitions. If you want to just stay in front, even if you just have a Honda is the official one run by a private team. But I want more and is what I'm trying to do . Inevitably a citation for its historic rival Marco Simoncelli , who died tragically as a result of an accident during the Malaysian Grand Prix: " I've never had Mark with a friendship, indeed. We have always been rivals for many years. But, as I always said he was not a str ...., just as I am, and then there was always a lot of respect. There has always been rivalry between us, we had two completely opposite characters, then we would not have agreed not to drink a beer. It 's always been my rival more uncomfortable even though I might have made a career a little' more linear, in the end we ended up battling in every class. To all this was definitely a set of things that made me more effect of the other . "
According to Dovi but you can not point to a problem of lack of security for what happened in Sepang: " At the level of safety has already been done so much, but it is important continue working because it will never exist without a track barriers. You can always do better, but the incident of Mark was a fatality and is not depended on a safety issue . " With the disappearance of Sic and the withdrawal of Loris Capirossi, now is still the responsibility of being the ' single Romagna rider on the track: " It 'nice, but it is also a big responsibility, because if you can not get a result you slaughter more. But this again shows that the level of MotoGP is very high and that only few of us can go. Therefore it is very satisfying . " The favorites in the title race for Andrea and the usual suspects remain on the list should not be placed Valentino Rossi and Ducati: " I think the Ducati and Valentino will improve, but not enough to be able to play for the World. Surely Stoner, Lorenzo and Pedrosa are starting a step ahead of everyone else this season, because they are very strong . " With regard to the provocation of Dorna, which in 2013 would see only the CRT on the track, "Dovipower "said he was only convinced that it is vital to change the regulations to contain costs and make the races more spectacular.
The way to do it, but need not be the CRT:" I speak from the external drivers because we have no power over these decisions. In my Ezpeleta wants to impose on everyone a regulation similar to that of CRTs, but the houses are contrary. Both were shot in the very opposite directions, but at some point will have to find a meeting point. The thing that concerns me more though is that you come to an agreement as soon as possible: the only thing certain is that the regulation be changed, because the bikes have current costs that are no longer sustainable for the satellite team. If you will be changed, however, this does not necessarily mean that it will become that of CRTs, but maybe something in between. To change the rules you have to look in two directions: lower costs, but also improve a spectacle, which this year is a bit 'failure, in my opinion because of the tires and the bike that we have now . "
Finally, he added that He would have no problem anyway to run a CRT . And it was also pretty hard on Casey Stoner , who instead has threatened to withdraw if it were to come into force this regulation : " No one would have problems running with a CRT, if Stoner said something like that is because maybe in a few years wants to stop running, why not give it a CRT. This is the truth according to me . "
source: omnicorse.it
