Andrea Iannone was not the rider to dominate the Phillip Island 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:World Superbike test earlier this 🎶week, and nor did he top either practice session on Friday, but the Italian feels as though he can contend for victory against Nicolo Bulega.

Aruba.it Racing Ducati’s Bulega has not been bettered in any dry session so far this week in Australia, but, as consistent as Bulega has been at the top of the times, Iannone has beenꦑ consistently behind him in second place, too.

Indeed, on Friday for this wee𝔉kend’s Australian Round, Iannone was the only rider to lap within half-a-second of Bulega’s benchmark. As a result, the Go Eleven Ducati rider sees himself as Bulega’s clo🐟sest challenger.

“Apparently, in this moment, maybe we [Iannone and Bulega] have a little bit more compared to♔ the other rꦑiders,” Iannone told WorldSBK.com.

“But, in any case, the race is always the race.

“I think also Toprak [Razgatlioglu] always arrives, in general – BMW is not bad because I follow this morning and the bike is fast, ✃it’s good.”

Andrea Iannone on Phillip Island track conditions

Iannone said that he feels the track ജconditions have deteriorated compared to the test earlier this 🌄week thanks to an increase in temperatures.

“I think, compared to the test, the condition is a little bit worse,🦹” Iannone said.

“It’s better for looking outside because we have sun, but on the ground we lose grip and the perfo𝓰rmance of the bike is a little bit less because of the hot temperatures and the asphalt, so we lose grip – more slide, more spin – sওo it’s a little bit difficult.

“But, in any case, I think we maintained the same performance as the test and, at the end, it’s not bad, because for everybody it’s a little bit mor🔴e difficult, but me and Nico [Nicolo Bulega] mainta🗹in more or less the same level and this is important.

“For sure, I think we try to adjust a little bit more the bike; on the setup we want to make a small forward, I think we have the chance, so we wil🐓l see.”

On the prospect of🥃 further temperature increases on Saturday, Iannone added: “More hot, and more difficulties for us, b🦩ecause compared to last year we have much less grip.

“But it’s normal [because] last year the asphalt was completely new and we had extra 🐠grip.

“This y🌠ear, we lost it; I thinkꦰ it’s okay but it’s more difficult to ride fast. In any case, we try our best.”