Andrea Dovizioso Gets Acquainted With The Ducati Bike (VIDEO)

Photo compilation of Italian Andrea Dovizioso, who replaces Valentino Rossi at the Ducati team. The 26 year old joins American Nicky Hayden at the Bologna-based team, with 'Dovi' being the fourth Italian in a decade to try and tame the Ducati Desmosedici since the Italian outfit took part in the MotoGP Championship in 2003. After Valentino Rossi announced his return to Yamaha earlier this year, Dovizioso was the most obvious choice for Ducati to replace 'The Doctor' for the 2013 season. With yet again another Italian on the Italian bike, it remains to be seen whether Dovizioso will be able to get to grips with the 'untameable' Ducati bike and do a better job than his Italian predecessors (Loris Capirossi, Marco Melandri and Valentino Rossi).