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Andrea Dovizioso 'didn't expect' Qatar front row after tough test

Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso says he “didn't expect” to claim a front row start for the MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix after finishing testing with a “very bad feeling”. Dovizioso ended the Qatar test in a low-key 14th on his works Ducati, and admits the “speed wasn't there” coming into the first race weekend of the 2019 season.  The 2018 Qatar race winner managed to place his GP19 second on the grid, missing pole by just 0.198 seconds, though admits he is still unsure what Ducati can do in Sunday's 22-lap race. “I'm so happy in the way we worked during practice, because we improve a lot our speed,” he said. “That's...
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