Another victory for Andrea Dovizioso in the highest class has arrived at an even better time for the Italian competitor. After three races without maintaining World Championship points, the champion gave a promising display when a few of the extra experienced riders fell short of the Donington Park conditions.

The sole fresh MotoGP racewinner apart from the prior year’s Portuguese race, Dovizioso now has lifted a massive burden from his shoulders. Whilst he may have seemed very positive when in the lead at the British Grand Prix, times were still rough for ‘Dovi’ on Sunday.

“This race was very difficult. With these conditions the temperature of the tyres was too low, and the light rainfall for the whole race meant that it was probably the worst scenario for riding on this tyre. We couldn’t change the bikes either, so it was really difficult to manage,” he stated following a surreal celebration on stage.  Dovizioso held the lead since lap nineteen, when current World Champion Valentino Rossi went in far too heavy on the Fogarty Esses, but the need of a close opponent did make the final eleven laps much tougher for the final winner.

“Before Valentino crashed it was easy, because I just followed him; after that I needed to understand the track better,” he says. “Wearing a light visor also meant that I couldn’t see clearly which lines were the driest.At the end Randy (De Puniet) and Colin (Edwards) were riding at 100% and catching me, which was difficult to manage. I think maybe for the last two laps I was pushing so hard that they couldn’t risk reaching me.”

The win has not changed Dovizioso’s goals for the year, talking pragmatically, he explains “Today wasn’t a normal situation, so we still have to understand how we can use all the potential of the package. We still need to find some solutions.”