Nicolo Bulega ‘still does not understand the clutch release’
Nicolo Bulega missed out on a potential second win at P꧒hillip Island after suffering a poor start from fifth at the WorldSBK season-opener.
Although Nicolo Bulega’s drop from first to fifth didn’t stop him from winning the 2024 WorldSBK season-opener, Sunday’s Race 2 was a d💎ifferent story.
Starting from pole in the Super✱pole Race, Bulega was quickly shuffled backwards, before the same happened in Race 2.
Starting fifth for the deꦆlayed race, Bulega soon dropped from P5 to tenth spot, the sam✱e positions he retstarted the race from following a red flag that was deployed due to a crash for Jonathan Rea.
Bulega initially struggled for progress during the new 11-lap sprint, however, as t🎀he race went on the Italian began picking off riders ahead of him.
Bulega then went on to set the fastest lap of the race before completing overtake🌃s against Sam Lowes and Michael Rin☂aldi.
But despite his potential which was better than fifth, B�ꦿ�ulega remained happy with his weekend.
“Unfortunately I did not start very well,” began Bulega. “I need to train the release of the clutch because compared to ♉the V2 it is very dif💜ferent and I still don’t understand how to do it.
“But it was a positive weekend as we achieved a pole position, victory, two fastest laps and two fifth positions. It’s a very good first weekend in WoꦦrldSBK for me.
“At the end of Race 2 I was veꦿry fast with used tyres and I was catching the firs🐽t guys.
“But unfortunately the race was too short and I couꦑld not catch the guys in front.”
