ROAD RACE
MOTOGP / FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 8 / JULY 13-15, 2018
SACHSENRING / HOHENSTEIN-ERNSTTHAL, GERMANY
P54
iii My Own Race:
04 ANDREA DOVIZIOSO MOTOGP 7TH
"It was a difficult race, but at least this time we were amongst the leading group at a
circuit where, in the past, we had never obtained any good results," Andrea Dovizioso
said. "We had a good pace at the start of the race, but I wasn't able to ride smoothly and
so I couldn't keep up the same pace until the end. Until half-way through the race I was
lapping with the same times as the leaders, but then the rear tire dropped off and I was
no longer able to ride in a smooth way and make the bike flow through the middle of the
corners. Pity, but we'll also take stock of this experience to get a better idea of which
direction to follow."
26 DANI PEDROSA MOTOGP 8TH
"It was a disappointing race because this is a track where I've always been faster, but
we've been struggling all weekend with the bike setup," Dani Pedrosa said. "We man-
aged to improve here and there a little bit but I never felt really comfortable. I did more
or less the same lap times for the entire race, but not fast enough. We can't do anything
else but continue working to try to improve the setting and feeling on the bike."
19 ALVARO BAUTISTA MOTOGP 5TH
"I think, first of all, to finish five seconds behind the winner, is not easy," Alvaro Bautista
said. "In the race, I felt stronger than Dovizioso and Petrucci but it was difficult to pass
them. I lost three or four laps there that could have been very valuable. At the end of the
race the rear tire was starting to say 'enough' but I could see that Lorenzo was having
problems and I was able to pass him. I am happy with the progress we have made, I feel
motivated and I think we can do even better."
Thomas Luthi (12)
heads local boy and
one-off wildcard
Stefan Bradl, who
replaced the injured
Franco Morbidelli.
