MISANO ADRIATICO: New MotoGP championship leader Andrea Dovizioso heads into this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix with a slender nine-point advantage to defend over reigning world champion Marc Marquez. The Ducati man will be looking to make good use of home comforts, especially with his legendary compatriot Valentino Rossi missing after breaking his leg in training. But Dovizioso has hit back with successive victories of his own, although has five riders within 35 points of him in a close championship. ”We’ll try and have a great weekend in Misano, putting the last race behind us,” said the three-time MotoGP world champion. ”I’m looking forward to the Misano race and it’s a track I like,” he said.

Source: The Star September 08, 2017 00:45 UTC