Andrea Dovizioso wants to bounce back in Japan this weekend and deliver at Honda’s home race. Recent results haven’t really gone the 24-year-old’s way and after a last-lap fall at Aragon, he wants to re-establish himself as a front-runner.
The Italian is currently fifth in the MotoGP World Championship with Valentino Rossi just one point ahead and Casey Stoner a further fifteen points in front.
His goal then is clear: to overtake those riders once more and re-take the third place in the standings, a position he has held for large parts of the 2010 season.
“We have another chance to get a strong result this weekend and I’m very motivated going into this race. It is Honda’s home GP and it’s really important to do well here for Honda as well as for the team and myself,” said the Repsol Honda rider.
“Last year, qualifying was cancelled because of rain and we didn’t have a lot of set-up time, but still I had a good race and my pace was strong, so I’m confident we can fight at the front again.
"Plus I always look forward to racing in Japan because the atmosphere is so different and special here.
“The layout of the Twin Ring Motegi, with its many areas of hard acceleration from low speed, is good for us and should allow us to use all the power and strong points of the RC212V.
"We are determined to get a good result here because we’ve been close for several races now without coming through on our potential.
“Our target remains third position in the championship, so a podium finish in Motegi is really important for me.
"It’s what we’re aiming for and I’m looking forward to the challenge at Honda’s home GP.”
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