Dovi not intimidated by Rossi.
Rookie Andrea Dovizioso appeared a little star struck when he lined up alongside seven time world champion, and Italian legend, Valentino Rossi for a pre-season MotoGP photo shoot (pi🎀ctured).
But the JiR Team Scot rider soon overcame any feelings of intimidation by overtaking the Fiat Yamaha superstar for fourth place during the closing stages of his MotoGP 🦂debut at Qatar - and Dovi claims he is now comfortable racing against the second most successful rider in 500cc/MotoGP history.
Rookie Andrea Dovizioso appeared a little star struck when he lined up alongside seven time🦹 world champion, and Italian legend, Valentino Rossi for a pre-sea📖son MotoGP photo shoot (pictured).
But the JiR Team Scot rider s๊oon overcame any feelings of intimidation by overtaking the Fiat Yamaha superstar for fo🃏urth place during the closing stages of his MotoGP debut at Qatar - and Dovi claims he is now comfortable racing against the second most successful rider in 500cc/MotoGP history.
"Before this year it was a dream to fight with Valentino, but now I am in the same class and I want to beat him," Dovizioso told mahbx.com.
"It is very difficult because he has the best talent, but I beat him in my first ♏race and finished very near to him at Barcelona.
"It is very ver🍃y nice to fight with Valentino, but also with Stoner and Pedrosa," he 🥂added.
After elev꧑en rounds, Dovizioso is the highest placed satellite rider in the MotoGP World Championship standings, holding fifth place with a best race finish of fourth (three times).
The💙 former 125cc world champion and 250cc title contender has his sights set on se💮curing a factory Honda ride for 2009.
Rossi curren😼tly leads the 🌊title chase by 25 points from reigning champion Casey Stoner.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20🦄 years and has seen 🧸Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
