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澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:World Superbike race at Phillip Island on Saturday, but then dropped back to ninth ⭕before recovering to sixth.

The Go Eleven Ducati rider had shown 🌜to be the closest challenger to ▨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; N♍ico [Nicolo Bulega] has maybe one or two tenths more, but I think when you’re there it’s possible to manage,” Iannone told WorldSBK.com after finishing sixth in Race 1.

He didn’t explicitly say what the problem he had was, but made 𒐪a clear indication, saying that his feeling improved 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 problem with the bike because I lost the rear many times, I risked to crash mಌany times,” he said.

“I don’t know why because I🍃 don🀅’t expect this character from the bike.

“But, in any case, it’s l𒊎ike this, now we nꦗeed to analyse all the data.

“But when we switched for the seco🃏nd [stint], with the new tyres, we improved one second, so I think i🏅t’s a little bit clear.

“But, iไn any case, we need to check really well and understand better the situation.”

Iannone reckoned he could have been on the podium were it not for the🐻 early issue.

“I lost five seconds from Nico in the first s🌺tint, and at the end I arrived seven seconds [behind],” he said.

“Without this problem in the first stint, I think I would fight for second or thirꦜd position.”