Andrea Dovizioso played down his ༺fastest Friday time on the new Ducati GP14.2 at Aragon.

The evolution bike - whic📖h features a narrower riding position, allowing greater movement, plus more set-up options - led both practice sessions courtesy of Pr🐬amac's Andrea Iannone and then Factory star Dovizioso.

Dovizioso, who used the standard GP14 in the morning, went📖 on to finish the day 0.043s ahead of Hondﷺa's world champion Marc Marquez.

"It's positive because [the GP14.2] is more comfortable in terms of the seat position and footrests, but 🍎the limit of the bike is the same," explained Dovizioso, who set his best time on the soft rear tyre.

"So today we confirmed the speed we have shown in the last three races, but we have to improve when the tyre drops and after three laps at Aragon the drop of the rear is very high... We are ver▨y far 🎐from Marquez's race pace."

Dov꧑izioso and future team-mate Iannone, fastest in the moring and then fourth in FP2, ar🔴e the only riders with a GP14.2 available this weekend.

"Today was a positive day for us," said Iannone. "This morning during the first free practice session, I initially used the GP14 and then the GP14.2 finishing🐲 the round in first 🍃place.

"In the afternoon I continued the comparison between the two bikes putting down similar lap times with both. For now I am be🅘tter on the new evolution because 🐽it has more room to move more freely in the seat.

"I have to analyze braking with my team because with the new bike I have to use more force on the brake lever compared t𓃲o the GP 14. Tomorrow we will do some te🃏sts to see what causes this situation. "

Dovizioso's current team-mate Cal Crutchlow, moving to LCR Honda next year, was eleventh fastest after bik🌠e issues in FP1.

"Today was more positive than the other race weekends," said Crutchlow. "We had some problems in the first session so I never got enough laps in time on the bike. We worked hard in the second free practice, and in t🔴he session I felt quite comfortable and my pace was not so bad.

"Unfortunately in my fast lap I got held up by a slower rider waiting for a follow. We will change the eng🅷ine tonight and hopꦐefully it will help us to improve tomorrow."