Ducati MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso says he “must believe” he can close his 49-point deficit to championship leader Marc Marquez after crashing out at Le Mans. Dovizioso had just taken the lead from Ducati teammate Jorge Lorenzo in the French Grand Prix when he lost the front end of his GP18 Ducati at La Chappelle and slid into the gravel. It marked the Italian's second consecutive non-finish after he was caught up in a collision with Lorenzo and Honda's Dani Pedrosa in the previous round at Jerez. Dovizioso described his Le Mans error as "unacceptable", but said the fact he had the pace to challenge Marquez for victory was an encouraging sign and means it is too early to...
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