Andrea Dovizioso travels to Laguna Seca with the knowledge that he and Honda could find themselves in a winning position on Sunday. Having battled with Valentino Rossi until falling a year ago, this season the Italian heads across the Atlantic lying third overall in the championship.
Following on from a disappointing result at the Sachsenring, where he came home fifth behind the returning Rossi, Dovizioso is excited about America.
“I’m really looking forward to racing there because it’s a unique track and also because I want to improve on my result from the last race in Germany,” the Italian began.
“We are completely focused on getting a strong finish this weekend before we head into the MotoGP summer break. Last year I was fast at Laguna and I was having a great race until unfortunately I clipped the plastic poles at the exit of pit lane at high speed and it damaged my clutch lever, which later contributed to my crash.
“Until that point I was fighting with Valentino and it could have been a good race. But still, this means I’m confident going into the weekend and I know we can be strong at this Grand Prix. Dani (Pedrosa) won the race here last year - and also the last race in Germany on Sunday - and this gives us extra motivation too.
“The Laguna track is special - very different from the standard of tracks we are used to in Europe and, for this reason, it’s interesting to race. I really like the atmosphere, the people and the fans and it’s always a pleasure to go to California.”
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