Following a strong start to Friday’s action, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Remy Gardner has put himself in contention for a first WorldSBK podium by qualifying sixth.

Gardner has taken a clear st🎀ep forward in terms of pure speed during the early part of his second season in WorldSBK. 

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But the former MotoGP rider has not ⛦been able to capitalise and turn that into a top five result, as of yet.

However, qualifying sixth should give Gardner a good chance of doing that in Race 1 at As🧸sen.

Gardner has not tasted podiꦑum champagne since his 2021 Moto2 title-winning season, and therefore the Australian is in a hurry to change that.

Speaking about his chances after starting the year strong, Gardner said: “I felt we co෴uld’ve challenged, we did challenge, in the Superpole Race at Phillip Island, we definitely could’ve at least fought for a podium. 

“I was feeling very s💦trong. We’ve been fast all year through testing. Montmelo wasn’t the track for our package but even on Sunday we were able to bring ho𒆙me a decent result, so I was happy about that.

“Herꦕe was a good race last year, so I obviously came here with high hopes and we’re off to a good start.

“Hopefully 𒉰we can finish the weekend off strongly and it’s been a long time since I’ve had a podium. Definitely looking forward to getting back and trying some Prosecco!”