Sunday, 16 September 2012
Andrea Dovizioso finished a dramatic MotoGP race at the
Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in fourth position, the Monster Yamaha
Tech 3 Team rider putting up a fantastic race long fight for the podium in hot
and sunny conditions.
Dovizioso, who was looking for a second podium on home soil
in 2012 after finishing third in Mugello back in early July, started the final
lap 0.493s behind Bautista. Unfortunately he ran wide on the exit and after a
photo finish he was awarded fourth position, with Bautista taking third by just
0.003s.
British rider Cal Crutchlow was also in the hunt for a
second successive podium after he made a solid start from the front row of the
grid. The 26-year-old was running a comfortable and consistent pace when he
crashed at the first corner on lap five. He walked away unhurt but he was
unable to continue after his YZR-M1 suffered a bent right handlebar in the
spill.
"It is a pity to finish so close to the podium in my
home race because I really wanted to make the top three for the first time in
Misano. It was a difficult race right from the start because I had a problem
with the front and could not brake hard and enter the corners like during the
practice. That meant I had to change my lines and I was not as fast as I
expected and I could not catch Valentino and I could not push. I just had to
ride smooth and at the end my feeling improved a bit because I could at least
fight for the podium. It is a pity I couldn't take third from Alvaro but I ran
wide exiting the final corner. I did my best and the good thing is that despite
a difficult race I was still battling for the podium right to the very end. We
still scored some very important points for the Championship and hopefully with
a better feeling with the bike I can be back on the podium at the Motorland
Aragón."
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