Danilo Petrucci says he has “no excuses” not to perform in 2019 now he has become a works Ducati MotoGP rider, and that he needs to have “the best results” as he has the “best bike”. Petrucci replaces the Honda-bound Jorge Lorenzo at Ducati next year alongside Andrea Dovizioso having ridden for the Pramac team since 2015, and aboard factory-supported Desmosedicis since last year. The Italian came into MotoGP from the European Superstock series – in which he rode for Ducati - in '12 with the Ioda team on CRT machinery, and expressed pride in the fact he has ascended from having the “last-placed bike” to one of the best. “I...
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