Danilo Petrucci: “I was on the podium so I said ‘come on, half a lap left’”
Danilo Petrucci ꧟claimed his first WorldSBK podium of the season after getting the better of Andrea Iannone.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Danilo Petrucci recovered from a disappointing P15 finish in the Superpole Race to deliver a stunning ride in Race 2 of the Phillip Island WorldSBK round.
The Barni Ducati rider battled hard against the likes of Andrea ༺Iannone and Michael Rinaldi for P4.
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But after Petrucci and Iannone broke clear of Rinaldi, a spot on the 💙podium opened up on the final lap when Andrea Locatelli crashed his Yamaha.
“Was amazing to finish on the podium,” said Petrucci. “Grꦡeat battle and it was tough beca🍎use yesterday we were fighting for the podium but unfortunately in the pit stop we had a problem.
“I could not fight with the top guys. This morning I was not feeling great with the bike and I don’t know why, so I was a bit nervous in Race 2, but then I was in the🐓 leading group and always there.
“Then the red flag; I was behind Jonn𒀰y [Rea] and his crash was massive. After the red flag we were there and I said ‘try to be the top independent and toꦇ stay calm’.
“I tried to pass Iannone andꩵ then Rinaldi but in the last lap Iannone came back again, but I wantedඣ to be top independent.
“When I went to the inside of him I💃 saw Andrea [Locatelli] lose the rear and have a big 🐭crash. I was on the podium so I said ‘come on Danilo, just half a lap left’.
“This is good a result because I have always been unlucky here. I love Phillip Island, I love Australia but for one reason or another I ꦺalways left this placꦑe without a smile.
“But today I’m rꦡeally happy. I think we did a good show.”
Pꦇetrucci’s podium is🀅 his first in 15 races after last stepping on the rostrum in Race 2 at Most.
Speaking about how hard podiums are to achieve in WorldSB꧙K, Petrucci said: “It was good but in this championship you c🎃an finish 15th or third.
“This morning I was 15th and now I am third. I was so upset this morning but as I said many times in pre-season, there are 11/12 riders🐠 that can step on the podium which is really good for the championship. It’s really fun and really exciting to watch.”