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Ducati Team head across the Channel for British GP at Silverstone

The Ducati Team riders have arrived in the UK after taking part in a two-day test at Misano.

Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati Team

Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati Team

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Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati Team
Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati Team
Cal Crutchlow, Ducati Team
Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati Team
Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati Team
Cal Crutchlow, Ducati Team
Cal Crutchlow, Ducati Team
Cal Crutchlow, Ducati Team

After races at Indianapolis and Brno, the Ducati Team now find themselves on the other side of the English Channel for the third and final event in a busy month of August: at the Silverstone circuit, the venue for Sunday’s British Grand Prix, round 12 of the 2014 MotoGP World Championship.

We’ll have to see what the weather will be like, because in England when it rains the conditions are not exactly ideal for racing on bikes!

Andrea Dovizioso

In recent years Andrea Dovizioso has obtained some good results at Silverstone, stepping on the podium as runner-up in 2010 and 2011, but last year he had to retire. His team-mate Cal Crutchlow on the other hand has not really had much MotoGP fortune in his home race, finishing sixth in 2012, while in 2013 he could only manage seventh after qualifying on the front row of the grid.

The Ducati Team riders have arrived in the UK after taking part in a two-day test at Misano at the start of this week, in preparation for the TIM GP di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini, which takes place there in mid-September. Crutchlow only tested on day 1 and then returned to the UK for checks on his left shoulder, which was damaged in his crash at Brno. The British rider however will be lining up as usual for his home GP.

Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team #04): “The Silverstone track is really nice, but it’s also rather strange and very difficult. In 2014 we seem to have improved at virtually every track, especially those where we struggled last year, so I’m feeling pretty confident about this weekend. We’ll have to see what the weather will be like, because in England when it rains the conditions are not exactly ideal for racing on bikes!”

Cal Crutchlow (Ducati Team #35): “I like Silverstone, it’s got a bit of everything – stop/start corners, fast straights, fast corners – and it’s a track that most riders like. I’ve had some good races there over my career, although not in MotoGP, and I look forward to going there again this year. It’s difficult for the crowd to get the sense of how fast we’re going and the lean angles because they are well back from the track but the crowd always turn out in force and it’s great to be a Brit at your home race.”

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