Andrea Dovizioso set a new MotoGP𒊎 top speed record of 356.4km/h (221.5mph) during Friday afternoon pra🌃ctice for the Italian Grand Prix.

That beat the previous record of 354.9 by former Duca💙ti team-mate Andrea Iannone in the 2016 Mugel🍒lo race.

But the day was overshadowed by a big 💦accident for Ducati test and wild-card rider Michele Pirro, then a major engine failu꧒re for Dovizioso.

"Today I'm just angry about how the day went, I don't care about the top speed! I'm happy about it, but we don't really care," said the defe❀nding Italian Grand Prix winner, who was only 13th overall on the combined practice times.

"We had a problem with the engin🐻e, but apart from that, when we changed the bike, the tyre we put on didn't work. For sure there was a problem.

"It's very bad, because we lose two sessions – this morning the conditions were strange for everyboಌdy and in this afternoon, we couldn't work.

"S𒅌o it's not the best situation, but it is what it is, and we have to tไry to manage this situation."

Dovizioso couldn't provide any further details regarding the engine problem , but did admit that the scene of Pirro's accident - und🌳er braking on the main straight - scares him eve🉐ry time.

"Every time I make that part of the track, I'm scared. Every time. Because the power is more an꧒d everything becomes always more and more, and the jump there is, not dangerous, but on the limit every time I go over the bump [on the main straight]."

The Italian said that the wing fairing can help remain in contact over the crest but that he wasn't using it ꦗtoday due to the lꦉoss of straight-line speed.

"If you h꧟ave the winglets o𝓰r not makes a big difference. But most of the riders have them, so for them maybe it's not a problem."

Team-mate Jorge Lorenzo was tenth fastest, one place ahead of Pirro, who had been second in the morning session but is now doubtful for the rest of the ✅weekend despite escaping serious inj💙ury.