As Andrea Dovizioso prepares to find out what racing with a roof feels like, we look back other riders that have succeed (Rossi) and failed (Stoner) in racing cars
After meeting his debut victory target, Danilo Petrucci pledges to help Ducati team-mate Andrea Dovizioso in the MotoGP title fight against Marc Marquez.
Andrea Dovizioso 0.3s from victory after starting ninth on the grid at the Italian MotoGP, but concerned to lose points to Marquez at the Honda rider's worst circuit.
Danilo Petrucci produces a masterful performance to fend off both Marc Marquez and Andrea Dovizioso to win his maiden MotoGP race on home soil for Ducati
Marc Marquez says Mugello MotoGP pole position tow from Andrea Dovizioso was a direct result of Michele Pirro trying to follow him throughout qualifying.
“He overtook me really on the limit. But it's OK … [then] he followed me in the second run, I don't know why. He did that, but it's not a big problem.”
It takes a combination talent and some savvy thinking by Marc Marquez to defeat the superb Fabio Quartararo to Mugello pole in Italian MotoGP qualifying
Andrea Dovizioso is some way off finding an ideal feeling on Friday at Mugello; “The base is not how I want. I cannot ride like I want. We have to improve.”
'We have to find something... If we improve we have a chance to fight. If you don't have a chance, you just pray others make a mistake' - Andrea Dovizioso, French MotoGP.
Marc Marquez puts in another flawless performance to claim his third victory of the season to extend his MotoGP championship lead over Andrea Dovizioso who held off Ducati team-mate Danilo Petrucci