Starting from third on the grid, Andrea Iannone looked to have established himself in second place behind Nicolo Bulega in the early stages of the opening 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:World Superbike race at Phillip Islaꦫnd on Saturday, but then dropped back to ninthܫ before recovering to sixth.

The Go Eleven Ducati rꦐider had shown to be the closest challenger t🃏o Bulega in terms of pace all week in Australia, but slowed at turn three on the third lap of Race 1, dropping him out of contention for the victory and ultimately for the podium, too.

“I think we have the pace to fight; Nico [Nicolo Bulega] has maybe one or two tenths more, but I think when you’re there it’s possible to manaওge,” Iannone told WorldSBK.com after finishing sixth in Race 1.

He didn’t explicitly say what the pro🌊blem he had was, but made a clear indication, saying that his feeling improve🌄d after the mandatory pit stop.

“So, we struggled a lot in the first part of the race before the pit stop, so I thought I had a big p𒆙roblem with the bike because I lost the rear many times, I risked to crash many times,” he said.

“I 🧸don’t know why because 🐲I don’t expect this character from the bike.

“But, in any case, it’s liไke this, now we need to analyse al🍎l the data.

“But when we switched for the second [st🐽int], with the new tyres, we improved one second, so I think it’s a little bit clear.

“But, in any case🙈, we need to check really well and ಞunderstand better the situation.”

Iannone reckoned he could have been on the podium were it not f🦂or the early issu⛦e.

“I lost five seconds from Nico in the first stint, and at theꦓ end I arrived seven seconds [behind],” he sai💦d.

“Without 🐲this problem in t𒁏he first stint, I think I would fight for second or third position.”