Dutch MotoGP pole winner Andrea Dovizioso admitted he was “lucky” to get track position behind Valentino Rossi on his final lap of the session, which allowed him to judge his pace in tricky damp conditions. Dovizioso took pole by seven tenths of a second over Rossi, and he said his qualifying strategy worked out perfectly – having also topped FP3 in the dry. He followed Rossi on the crucial final lap of the session, during which all the top times were set. “This afternoon it was really easy to make a mistake, but we were very good in analysing the situation,” said Dovizioso. "In the middle of [qualifying] the track became more dry so I understood to change the strategy and to...
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