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While Iannone represents the 'right' side of the coin, in certain areas Dovizioso might be seen to represent the flip side. It's only Friday though, and there's still time to improve. For the Forlì rider, the morning proved to be an uphill struggle, with the afternoon definitely going better, in that Andrea's Ducati was only four tenths from the front, 61 thousands behind Rossi's Yamaha.
You picked things up in the afternoon.
“We didn't start well this morning. Brno has always come as a shock for me, the conditions aren't ideal, there are many potholes and I struggle to adapt. We definitely got closer to the front this afternoon, but it's not enough. We need to be more fluid, there's clearly room for improvement, also because the tyres have proved to offer good grip”.
Did you think you'd be so far off after Austria?
“We're not far off, without the Austrian race we would have been in line with our usual pace. We're not yet sorted, we still need to understand what our margin is. I'm definitely not surprised that I'm not fast in certain sections”.
You're coming up to 250 consecutive GPs, what effect does that have on you?
“The numbers are nice, but they don't have such an effect really".
What do you struggle to adapt to this track?
“With my riding style, I brake hard and slow mid-way through the turn, but here the corner range is very long. You need to get off the brakes as soon as possible and pick up speed mid-corner. So I need to approach the corners in a different way compared to other tracks”.
Could a softer fork help?
“A softer fork isn't fundamental. We need to improve absorption over the potholes and be stronger in both braking and through the turns, because when you push the bike goes into crisis”.
