Axel Bassani “realistic” about Bimota potential after strong Dutch WorldSBK Friday

💟After finishing second in WorldSBK FP2 on Friday in Assen, Axel Bassani is keeping his targets “realistic”.

Axel Bassani, 2025 Dutch WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.
Axel Bassani, 2025 Dutch WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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Bimota WorldSBK rider 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Axel Bassani is trying to stay “realistic” about his goals after finishing second-fastest on day one of this weekend’s Dutch WorldSBK🀅.

Bassani was 0.252 seconds behind the fastest rider, current 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:World Superbike points leader 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nicolo Bulega, but ahead of the likes of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Toprak Razgatlioglu and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alvaro Bautista thanks to a late lap in FP2.

The Italian admitt𓂃ed that he felt good on the KB998 on its first trip to Assen despite a tricky start in the morning.

“It felt quite good,” Bassani told Wor💎ldSBK.com after Friday in Assen.

“We d𓂃idn’t start very well, P14 or something like that [15th], but the feeling was good.

“In FP2, we started trying some 🤪different tyres, the bike was working so I’m really happy.

“The feeling is really good, it’s only Friday, only FP2 but we have to be happy, we lose out♋ somewhat in the straight, but we know we have a good bike and that we can improve sꦑomething.

“Ducati’s pace is quite different f💦rom ours, but🗹 we will do our best.”

Looking ah🌳ead to Saturday, Bassani was unsure of what was to come, but was clear about his target.

“It’s difficult to say how tomorrow 𒆙will go, in WorldSBK anything could happen,” he said.

“We w𓂃ill try to do like always and be in the top-10, but we need to be calm and realistic with our expectations.

“A podium is alway𝓀s everyone’s goal, but we have to be realistic and do the best we can do.”

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