Throughout his career in MotoGP, Andrea Dovizioso has worked for various teams, some factory teams such as Ducati and Repsol Honda, and others satellite teams – Tech3 and now WithU Yanaha RNF MotoGP. At the present moment, the veteran considers that the two types of structure do not have marked disparities, as long as there is factory support and contract.
Quoted by Crash.net, the #04 claimed that, currently, the differences between satellite and factory teams are practically non-existent under certain conditions: ‘I think if you have a chance to start [in MotoGP] with a factory team, it’s always better, but in this moment to start with a satellite team and factory support doesn’t change anything. In my opinion, MotoGP has changed a lot in this respect and now if you are in a good [satellite] team with a good engineer, it’s not a problem at all, if you have the factory contract and factory support. If the factory believes in you, they can give you exactly the same things [as the official riders].’
Dovizioso then mentioned some distinctions between the official and independent teams: ‘The difference, if you are in a factory team, is just that you have more money to do what you want, travelling and hospitality and those things. Because if the bike spec is the same, and if you have the factory support, the engineers are the same. The engineers are taking part in the same meetings. They are doing everything together. Always the same things. That’s why it doesn’t change if you are in a factory team or not. The difference can be the relationship you have with your engineer [crew chief] and if the engineer has experience with the manufacturer to know how to manage all the details.’
