Nicolo Bulega picks up key lesson from Alvaro Bautista in Race 2

Nicolo Bulega says he ‘learned something’ after spending much of Race 2 at the Catalunya WorldSBK round behind Alvaꦜro Bautista.

Alvaro Bautista, Nicolo Bulega, Catalunya WorldSBK, 24 March
Alvaro Bautista, Nicolo Bulega, Catalunya WorldSBK, 24 March

Fourth in the Superpole Race, Nicolo Bulega’s strategy of being more aggressive paid off in Race 2 as he made his w꧂ay to the front of the field on lap five.

The impressive rookie remained in the lead until lap nine when team-mate Alvaro Bautista went back ahead after being stronger on the brakes heading into🐠 turn one.

Unlike Race 1, Bulega did notᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤🧜⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ suffer a big drop in tyre performance and was able to finish a comfortable second ahead of Toprak Razgatlioglu.

Discussing his revised strategy aftꩵer Race 2, Bulega said: “I’m more happy than yesterday because yesterday I did a mistake.

“I pushed a bit too much at the beginning and ꦰdestroyed the tyre. I was very fast but maybe too mu𓄧ch. Today, the strategy was the opposite.

“I tried to stay calm and tried to follow the more experienced guys like Toprak and Alvaro. I thin🍎k I’m happy because I learned something 𝓰from Alvaro.

“He was in front of me for a lot of laps and I saw how he didn't destroy the tyre ༒with the throttle. I think I learned something today.📖”

Leader of the championship after two rounds, Bulega’s start to 2024 has been incredible as he’s shown more consistency through six r🅰aces than any other riders.

“I think it is a very good first part of the championship,” added Bulega. “The first two 𓂃races were very good for me and better than I expected.

“At the 🍨beginning of the ﷽season I thought that if I could stay in fifth, sixth, seventh, then that would already be a good result.

“But now I think I can stay on the 🌳podium so it is very nice for me.”

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