Andrea Dovizioso has described MotoGP points leader Marc Marquez’s crash in the Italian Grand Prix as being “like gold” for his own title ambitions. Successive non-finishes at Jerez and Le Mans had left Ducati rider Dovizioso trailing Marquez by a full 49 points prior to Sunday’s Mugello race. However, Marquez finished outside of the points in 16th after crashing on the fifth lap at the Scarperia right-hander before remounting his works Honda. It means Dovizioso, who finished second behind Ducati teammate Jorge Lorenzo on the Italian marque’s home turf, is now within 29 points of his 2017 title rival. “Things have opened up a bit again and I believe that now the situation is...
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