168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Andrea Locatelli was the unfortunate bystander when 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Michael Rinaldi and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Axel Bassani made contact for the second year in succession at the Catalunya WorldSBK round.

Last year the two Italians came to blows on the exi🔯t of turn ten which resulted i🌜n Rinaldi crashing out. 

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Fast-forward to 2024 and the pair made contact again which led to both riders not finishing Race 2, while it also dropped Locatelli to the back of the field as the Yamaha rider was unabl🐎e to avoid the incident.

Locatelli said: “We finished today wiܫth an unlucky race – just because in the beginni𝐆ng a couple of riders wanted to go a bit crazy and didn’t have a mind to manage the race. 

“I was close to crash when Rinaldi and Bassani went down in front of me, but I was really lucky not to. In the end, I enjoyed the races, I tried to push on the maximum and get the best feeling wi𝓡th the bike.

“For Race 2, I think we were more competitive than yesterday: we improved th🌼e grip and the life of the tyre, so this is something good for us and t𒆙he team to understand the direction as well as to give us a lot of data.

“I💜 can’t say that I’m really happy with the re🎀sults but we are always pushing, every session, to try to do the maximum and we know that here in Barcelona it is not the best track for us.

“This is all we can say – I am happy about my level, happy about the guys because we never make a mistake and the R1 is working well, so let’s look forwar♏d in a positive way and 🐻see what we can do in Assen.”

Locatelli was not close to claiming victory like in🧔 Phillip Island, which was not a great surprise as Catalunya has been a difficult venue for Yamaha in recent seasons.

With Jonathan Rea also struggling, Yamaha had to rely on Remy Gardner securing their best🃏 result in Race 2.

Debriefing the weekend, Yamaha Motor Europe’s Motorsport R&D and Road Racing🦩 Manager, Andrea Dosoli said: “In Superbike, this is a challenging track for us as the grip is very low and riders need to work hard to conserve the tyre.

“This means we cannot always maximise the strengths of our bike as the r𝔉ider has to be more careful when they are using the side of the tyre – which is where the R1 is strong.

“Considering this, Locatelli has been quick all week꧋end and had a stro🎃ng first race and made a step compared to 2023 which is a good sign we have made the right steps with the development.

“For sure, it iꦓs not enough to fight for the podium but we knew this track would be challenging for us.

“Unfortunately in race two, he could not express his talent as he had to go straꦅight on in lap one to🐼 avoid the bikes on the track after the Rinaldi/Bassani incident.

“But he put his head down and made up a lot of positions with a good pace considering the circumstances, to finish 13th when at the end of the firs🧔t lap he was last with a ten second gap to the rider in front s🦂hows his commitment and motivation.

“Keeping the focus on the official tea♐m, it has not been the start to the season any of us wanted for Jonathan.

“After the disappointment on the grid of race one and then difficulty backshifting in the Superpole Race, we saw a positive reaction for the second race which saw Jonathan take his first points of the season and collect some important data in the race so he could better understand the characteriඣstics of the bike over a full distance race.

“I♎ am sure in Assen the situation will be different and he will be back where he deserves t🌜o be and the team is working hard to make this happen.”

Fifth in Race 1, Locatelli𒉰’s results over the weekend got worse which led to him slipping back to seventh in thꦉe standings.

Scoring his first points of th𓄧e year in Race 2, Rea is currently 17th in the championship on eight points.

Speaking after Sunday’s double-header, team principal Paꦍul Denning added: “Catalunya has never been our “best friend” in the past, in fact it has been one of our most challenging circuits, and unfortunately today it wasn’t kind to us again.

“That said, from a performance point of view, the teamꦏ, Yamaha and the riders gave their best and it was a relief after such a tough start to the season to see Jonathan get his first points on the board with a very consistent ride in Rac𒁏e 2.

“The race was definitely made more difficult by missing the 20 laps of ex🉐perience and data from yesterday, but he was less than two seconds from fifth place at the flag so we’ll take that as a confidence builder on JR’s side as we head towards Assen – one of his favourite circuits.

“Loka has ridden fantastic all weekend, just as well as he did in Australia when he was on the podium, but he got extrem⛎ely unlucky as he was forced to run off the track to av♋oid the crash of Rinaldi and Bassani on Lap 1.

“He kept his𝔉 concentration levels to claw his way back into the points, and had the pace to fight for fourth position – so, like Austr✃alia, Loka’s best performing package was in Race 2 but bad luck intervened.

“Whilst it’s been a challenging weekend, there are positives to take – as a grou👍p, we will continue to ♍work hard and make sure Yamaha and the team is back where it belongs in Assen.”