Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso says he "paid" for going with the wrong tyres in Sunday's MotoGP French Grand Prix and "almost crashed 10 times" in the last laps as a result. Dovizioso ran in the lead battle for much of the 26-lap contest at Le Mans, but struggled with a drop-off in grip in the closing stages and was shuffled out of podium contention to fourth at the chequered flag after a late scrap with Tech3's Miguel Oliveira. The Ducati rider went for the soft rain tyre on the front and rear, while race-winning team-mate Danilo Petrucci and second-placed Alex Marquez on the Honda fitted the medium front. Before crashing out of second, Suzuki's Alex Rins was making the...
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