Andrea Dovizioso says he is getting “closer” to agreeing a fresh deal to remain at the Ducati MotoGP team beyond the end of the 2018 season. Last year’s championship runner-up is known to have been pressuring Ducati to reward him for his 2017 success, and even rejected the Italian marque’s initial 2019/20 offer.  However, speaking ahead of this weekend’s Le Mans race, Dovizioso suggested that an agreement may now be close to being reached – albeit noting that are “some details” still to be resolved. “Yes, we are a bit closer than before,” said the Italian. “The situation improved in the last few days and I am happy because I found a lot of support from a lot of people...
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