Dovizioso opened his 2019 marketing campaign with a slender win over Marquez in Qatar, and adopted that up with third place final day trip in Argentina after dropping out to Valentino Rossi within the battle for second. The Ducati rider described that outcome as "huge", because the Termas de Rio Hondo monitor has historically been among the many hardest on the calendar for the Italian producer. Speaking in Sao Paulo final week, Marquez acknowledged Dovizioso's improved Argentina type as a sign that he his managing to restrict the harm higher than he did final yr. "The victory in Argentina was very easy, but during the season it will not be like this," stated Marquez, who beat Rossi by