Andrea Locatelli “surprised” by Assen podium: “I never could imagine I could fight for P2”
Andrea Locatelli’s second place in Race 1 at the D🐷utch WorldSBK even caught him 🐲by surprise.

Factory Yamaha WorldSBK rider 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Andrea Locatelli has admitted to being “quite🐻 surpri💃sed” by his second-place finish in Race 1 at the Dutch WorldSBK.
The Italian moved up to third in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:World Superbike riders’ standings thanks to the 20 points for his finishing po꧂sition, which was better than he had expected.
“Honestly, I was quite surprised,” Locatelli told WorldSBK.com after Race 1 𝔍at Aꦅssen.
“I was sure that we were strong, but I never could imagine that I could fight for P2 – for sure for the podium, but I never could imagine that I could stay there fighting for P2 and t🀅hen finishing with a big ga💙p behind.
𝔍“So, I thiꦯnk we did an amazing job. We’re working really well, we made a good Superpole.
“We are starting to put the puzzle together to try to be always faster in every situation, in everꦆy session.
“I think I’m quite confident with the bike, we’re working well, so this 🎉is a good result for us. I’m still think🐠ing about it, because I don’t realise that I finished in P2 and I’m happy but at the same time not because we still have two races [to go this weekend].
“But it was a great day, we did an amazing job, so Yamaha and me are working r✤eally well so let’s continue like this.”
Thinking ahead to Sunday, Locatelli was concerned about the weather, with cooler temperatures forecast and a possibili🌺ty of rain.
“First, we will chec꧅k the weather forecast which lဣooks like it’s changing a little bit,,” Locatelli said when asked about his expectations for Sunday.
“It will be tricky, especially for Race 2, the choice of the front tyre and the rear tyre [compound] if it will be cold🌳er than today.
“But, at the moment, I want to just enjoy aಌ bit the time, working a bit on the bike to fiღx a bit better for tomorrow, and then cross the fingers and see what we can do for tomorrow.”

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