Andrea Locatelli after return to WorldSBK podium: "This is a big gift for us"

Andrea Locatelli stood on the podium for the first time since the Su🐲perpole Race at Phillip Island in Race 2 at Most.

Andrea Locatelli
Andrea Locatelli

Following a podium drought since the WorldSBK season-opener, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Andrea Locatelli returned to the top three with a brilliant showi🍒ཧng in Race 2.

Seventh in Race 1, Locatelli got more competitive as the weeken♑d went on, beating Michael Van Der Mark and Remy Gardner to the podium in Race 2.

“I think we did an incredible job on Sunday because the start fro🅰m P6 is never easy, and also starting P9 for the Superpole Race is never easy," said Locatelli. 

"We went step by step to improve th✤e bike and the feeling. In Race 2, we made a big step forward and the feeling on the bike was much, much better. 

"I was struggling more than S𓂃aturday, it was really warm, so it was really difficult to fight with the bike but with the step we got from the bike, I had more confidence and kept a good rhythm until the end. 

"We need to be happy becꦑause we got a podium. We know the other riders are always pushing and it’s never easy fighting for them. 

"I think, with Yamaha, we made a big💙 step forward. This is a big gift for us.”

In fact, Locatelli's pace was not too far off 💛the likes of Ni🍸colo Bulega and race winner Toprak Razgatlioglu.

Locatelli added: “Honestly, when we analyse secꦫto✱r by sector, we weren’t so far away overall. 

"We were missing something in sectors three and four, this was the mai🀅n problem. 

"We learnt, especially after the Superpole Race with the rear SC0, the bike was complicated to ride🎃. 

"With this data, we understood the bike 🤪well and made a step. In these areas, the bike was much ꧒easier to turn and stay with the other guys. We made a big step there.”

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