On Friday at the Dutch MotoGP, Andrea Dovizioso spoke about wanting to i♑mprove the partnership between his riding style and the GP18, in the aftermath of back-to-back wins for team-mate Jorge Lorenzo.

The Italian felt he neede𝄹d to adapt foll🐟owing changes to the bike, including the wing fairing, and tyres for 2018.

"It's working on the small details - the set-up, the balance of the bike and the way I have to ride. It's what ♉we have to do and looks like it worked," he said on Saturday afternoon.

"It happened, what I expected. We started with a go🍷od speed from the beginning andꦕ we improved during the weekend."

Dovizioso missed out on pole by just 0.079s, and a place on the front row by 0.020s, but is confident he can be a contender ☂in the race; 'we have our card to play tomorrow'.

"The lap time I don't think is impor♓tant, but the position was important and I'm really happy to be on the second row," he said.

"For the race I think we have a good pace. We are one of the fastest in the afternoon. But Marc is very consistent, I think the two Yamahas are in a good situation for the ౠrace💦 and there are also some others with good pace. 

"But we are🐎 there. The speed is there. Is important to start in front and we will see, because the tyre consumption will af𝔍fect the race I think. 

"E꧋verybody will have to manage a little 💙the rear tyre. Fortunately, we are fast with the soft and also the hard. In the afternoon with the hard tyre, yesterday and today, we showed a good speed. 

"So I think we can rac♌e with the hard and maybe - I hope - it will have the best tyre life.

"I'm happy. I don't know if it🐭 will be enough, but we have our card to play tomorrow."

Dovizioso, who fell last time in Catalunya, is currently eighth in the world championship - equal on points with Lorenzo and 49 from Marc Marquez, who starts Sunday's race from pole position.