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Dovizioso's two-corner German GP strategy failed
Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso admits a strategy of deliberately dropping time in two corners during MotoGP's German Grand Prix in order to save his tyres did not pay off. Dovizioso was seventh after the start of the Sachsenring race and never ran higher than fifth. Having predicted saving the rear tyre would be crucial to his hopes after qualifying, the Italian said he was trying to conserve his rubber in two fast corners. However, as the race entered its latter stages, fatigue - caused by trying to make up the time lost elsewhere around the track - took its toll and he had to settle for seventh. "I was too slow in two corners, because we decided to not use the power to save the...
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