VOL. 54 ISSUE 34 AUGUST 29, 2017 P71
My Own Race:
04 ANDREA DOVIZIOSO 1ST MOTOGP
"I'm so happy about today's victory, my fourth this year, because every race
we win is different from the others, and this means that we are really strong
and can fight for the championship," said new championship leader Andrea
Dovizioso. "It was a really tough race because all of our rivals were on top
form. Today, Marquez was unlucky, but we did a perfect race because,
even though we were probably not the quickest outright, we were able to
interpret it in the best possible way and go on to win. This means that the
work we did during the weekend was excellent, and so was my race strat-
egy because I managed to get into the right position at the right time."
99 JORGE LORENZO 5TH MOTOGP
"This time I opted for a more conservative start than usual and maybe
it slowed my progress in the early laps," said Jorge Lorenzo. "For sure
after rather a difficult weekend, in which we never exactly found the right
rhythm, we have to be happy because in the race I managed to manage
the throttle well and preserve the tires. In this way the rear tire stayed
consistent throughout. It wasn't sufficient to catch the leading group but
it was enough to keep the gap down and score my best result of the
season in this sense."
93 MARC MARQUEZ DNF MOTOGP
"Today was really unlucky, as I was feeling very good on the bike and was
there with the others, just trying to manage the race and tires, especially
the front as the temperature was higher than yesterday, and I wanted to
save it so to attack in the end," said Marc Marquez. "I had already seen
that Dovi had something more than Vinales and Rossi, but I thought I
could try and fight with him. So, everything was going well when I sudden-
ly had a problem with the engine at the end of the straight. It's a shame of
course but that's something that can happen in racing, and it was the first
time for me with Honda."
26 DANI PEDROSA 7TH MOTOGP
"The whole weekend has been quite difficult for us at this track, but the
team tried to give me the best bike possible and I tried to do my best in
the race," said Dani Pedrosa. "I really gave it my all and actually my pace
was better than in the practices, almost one second faster compared to
the rest of the weekend. Unfortunately, that wasn't enough to stay with
the front group, but I'll take the positive part—the fact that we managed
to improve a little."
46 VALENTINO ROSSI 3RD MOTOGP
"I'm satisfied because it was a great race for me," said Valentino Rossi. "I
was able to ride really well after a great start and I stayed in front and rode
on the limit without making mistakes, so I enjoyed it a lot for 17 laps. I think
this is a good way to celebrate my 300th race in MotoGP's premier class.
There remains a bit of frustration, because I knew on the last laps I would
suffer a bit with the degradation of the rear tire, but I think this weekend
we improved a lot."
