Repsol Honda Team rider Andrea Dovizioso will be hoping for a return to the podium in Portugal this coming weekend after he re-established himself as a regular MotoGP frontrunner in the recent flyaway races in Japan and Malaysia.
His unlucky DNF at the last race in Australia means that third in the MotoGP World Championship is now a difficult target, but the Italian won’t give up while the mathematical possibility remains.
Dovizioso has enjoyed plenty of success at Estoril in the 250cc class, winning the race in 2006 and taking second place in 2005 and 2007. Although he hasn’t enjoyed those kind of results in MotoGP, he is still confident he will have the pace to replicate his recent strong form and challenge for the rostrum this weekend.
“We head into the Grand Prix of Portugal with a lot of confidence and I think we can get a good result at Estoril,” he confirmed. “We had two strong second place finishes in Japan and Malaysia, and we could have had another podium finish in Australia too, so there’s no reason to expect anything less this weekend
“I know that we are competitive in Portugal and we are determined to have a good race and to fight for another top-three finish. Estoril is a track where I have achieved some good results in the past and, even though I was seventh last year, this wasn’t indicative of our potential.
“The circuit itself is quite difficult because the layout is slow and narrow, which makes controlling the power of a MotoGP machine a major challenge. This also means it’s really important to understand the track’s characteristics very well and to find a good compromise with the machine set up.
“We will make full use of the extra practice session on Friday and we’re looking forward to these last two races."
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