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MotoGP, Dovizioso: the fairing dangerous? as with the wings, all rubbish

"It proves that the reasons they had for banning them were not true. I've tested the 'short' version, similar sensations to last year"

MotoGP: Dovizioso: the fairing dangerous? as with the wings, all rubbish

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Finally, Andrea Dovizioso has also used the new fairing on the Ducati, in the short or 'biplane' version, during the Brno test. "We stayed to make this comparison and I had very clear indications” he comments as he climbs off the bike.

Which were?
It wasn't easy, but we were able to come close to recreating the effect of the wings, the pros and cons are very similar. Over the last years, I've never made a comparison between bikes with and without wings, here we have, with the two fairings, and this has given me some clear ideas”.

So you like the fairing?
It's more complicated than that, I think that we need to be clever and use it at the right tracks. You can immediately feel that there is better stability but it doesn't all depend on performance, there are other elements to consider too”.

Can you say more?
No (he laughs) But I can say that the problem is not top speed, you lose a little but that happened with the wings too. In riding you need to consider other aspects too, like the fluidity and the ease of riding.

Will you use it in Austria?
It would be interesting, right now I'm more in favour than against but we still have to decide”.

There are those who say the fairing is dangerous?
Last year they got rid of the wings and these solutions could be even more dangerous. It's proof that their reasoning was, and is, all rubbish.

You waited a long while before testing it, are you perhaps too conservative?
No, right now any evolution can make the different, but only if it serves to improve of course. For example, we did well not to use the new fairing here. We got that strategy right at least (he laughs)”.

Speaking of yesterday's mistakes, have you had time to talk to the team?
A lot of time (he laughs). We take decisions together, so we are all idiots or all great depending on how things go”.

Why didn't you use the messages on the dash like Lorenzo?
We weren't yet ready, but we will be as of the next race”.

There are those who turn their noses up at the flag-to-flag, what do you think?
From a TV standpoint, in terms of the show, it's definitely better, from a safety standpoint it's worse. I know we have to consider both needs, in the end that's not a problem for me".

Michelin brought new tyres today, did you test them?
Only the front for Misano and it didn't seem any better than that we use normally, there was a little vibration. Perhaps I tried it at the wrong time, because others said they liked it”.

Translated by Heather Watson
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