“I feel light, but also pissed off”

11/23/2020 World

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Now it’s really over. As of tonight Andrea Dovizioso is no longer a Ducati rider. And it is strange to say, given that he has been their most brilliant leader in the last eight years, with 14 victories, the title almost lost in 2017 and confirmation as runner-up in the next two years.

Also in this season, which was disappointing from many points of view, in the end he was the best among the men in Rojo, managing to take fourth place in the World Championship and losing the podium by only 4 points. However, the decision not to continue came about due to a worn-out relationship with Borgo Panigale’s top management and therefore Forlì did not hide the fact that he felt lighter thinking about tomorrow, because his hope is that this be the conclusion of the Ducati chapter. , not the MotoGP one.

“And ‘all weekend I say that I do not live it as my last race, but as my last race. Ducati So what will happen in the future we don’t know. No matter what happened this year, think about continuing with Ducati in this situation is not what I wanted. So I feel light in the sense that in a situation where you don’t feel comfortable and you don’t agree on certain things, having nothing to do with them makes you feel lighter, “explained Dovizioso.

“This situation is ending today and I do not feel bad about that here. Then I will miss many things, because when it comes to Ducati it is generalized, but I have excellent relationships with most of the people who are here and the relationship with me. team is special, after having raced eight years together, something really beautiful has been established. I will certainly miss a lot of things too, “he added.

However, when asked to describe his current state of mind with a single adjective, he added another next to the light, without hiding that the idea of not being in MotoGP next year weighs on him a bit.

“It’s a bit difficult and using a single adjective would be wrong. As I said before, I feel light, but also angry, because I feel competitive, strong and therefore I don’t have the opportunity to race in MotoGP next year, in Another situation, it bothers me. Now I will have time to dedicate myself to other things, but we know how motorsport is done and how things change quickly, so we will certainly be on track.

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When he crossed the finish line in sixth position, after a good comeback from box 12 on the grid, there was a table waiting for him at the finish line with the words “thank you Andrea”. After explaining that reaching fourth place in the World Championship was almost half of a feat in today’s race, he again thanked his boys.

“In recent years I have changed a lot and I get more excited, but the basic is not one that gets excited easily. I was totally focused on the championship, because to finish fourth there were six riders to follow. I didn’t know if my position was enough to overtake me. Pol Espargaró and I had three drivers behind who were going faster and I had to block them. “

“I was having a hard time even with my forearms, so I couldn’t be precise anymore, but I felt like maybe I had. I’m very happy about this, because starting 12th to 4th in the championship was difficult, but there we did it again. this time. It’s nice, but all these years have been fantastic in terms of my relationship with my team. I’m sure I’ll miss him. “

Today Ducati also celebrated the Constructors’ title, its first World Championship after Casey Stoner’s “Triple Crown” in 2007. Yesterday Dovizioso said he was not too interested in this, although in fact this is still his only title in Red. . What he also confirmed after the race: “Objectively, I am still the same idea as yesterday,” he cut short.

In the more immediate future, his great love, motocross, awaits him: “My plan is to do more motocross. By not having the commitment to MotoGP, they are freer. I like the idea of being able to dedicate myself to this and I am happy to do this. “.

Finally, someone also asked him if in his future he thinks about the possibility of creating his own team or working on the growth of young talents and Andrea said: “Never say never, because in life you never know how it can go. I’ve always been on the driver’s side and seeing all the problems there is to manage a team, it would be kamikaze to do it (laughs). You can do it if you have a lot of passion or want to undertake a particular project. More than making a team, I think I could. give something working on a technical level with the riders, but I’m not ready for that yet. “