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A motokrosszra átnyergelő Andrea Dovizioso elmondta a véleményét a Honda és a Yamaha MotoGP-csapatainak jelenlegi helyzetéről.
Andrea Dovizioso, who is currently involved in motocross, believes that there is currently no rider in MotoGP who can help Honda or Yamaha. According to the Italian rider, the Japanese manufacturers need a complete organizational transformation in order to return to the top of the field. Dovizioso recently became the owner of the 04 Park – Monte Coralli motocross facility near his hometown of Forli. The track last hosted a world championship race in 2020, and since then its condition has deteriorated continuously. Dovizioso took over its operation at the beginning of this year, with the goal of restoring the park to its former glory. In addition, Dovizioso, who signed with Yamaha at the end of last year, is constantly traveling around Italy and participating in motocross races. „Motocross takes up a lot of my time, I have races on weekends and I train a lot during the week, so I don’t have much time for anything else. I look at everything and then focus on the things that really interest me, because I’m still concerned about how things are going [in MotoGP], not just the specific results,” Dovizioso said to Moto.it. Therefore, despite his busy schedule, Dovizioso still finds time to keep up with the happenings in the premier class. Dovizioso spent his best years in MotoGP with Ducati – he finished second three times between 2017 and 2019 behind Marc Marquez – but he also represented Honda and Yamaha, and won his championship title in the 125cc category with the Honda brand’s motorcycle. After that, it is not surprising that Dovizioso is following what is happening with these two manufacturers, which have fallen quite far behind in recent years. It is a particular blow to Honda that they lost their most successful rider in Marquez, as the Spanish rider switched to Gresini, which uses Ducati. However, according to Dovizioso, this is not as significant as many would think, and the root of the problem must be sought elsewhere. „There is currently no rider who can help Honda get out of the situation they are in. I see that Honda and Yamaha have fallen far behind in development compared to the European manufacturers. They need a complete renewal in every area. I don’t mean just a simple change, but a complete organizational transformation. They should hire new professionals and reshape the existing relationships and hierarchy within their organizations. They need to decide who they want to keep and who needs to go. And this takes years at this level.” „It is clear that the strongest riders no longer want to race there, and this causes a double disadvantage for them.” In this case, „double disadvantage” means that since these teams are not competitive enough, the best riders do not want to join them. However, in the long run, it would be essential to have a few strong riders for good performance.
