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The Cremona Circuit become the 53rd venue for WorldSBK and the seventh assorted Italian venue to host the sequence.
After in a single day rain the outlet day of action become one of contrasts. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) led the formula in damp conditions earlier than twin brother Alex (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) conserving the earnings in FP2.
Championship contender Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) become third fastest having carried out 22 laps all the procedure thru both sessions. The Ducati rider is 55 parts in the relieve of the championship standings so has the likelihood to scramble away Italy as the championship leader earlier than the Aragon Spherical subsequent weekend.
With championship leader Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) sidelined thru ruin it become Garrett Gerloff who ended the day as the fastest BMW rider. The Bonovo Action BMW rider crashed at Turn 7 for the duration of the early laps of FP2 but become fleet for the duration of the Forty five minute session. He ended the day one hundredth of a second faster than his teammate, Scott Redding, with Michael van der Tag tenth fastest following a fracture in FP2.
Tito Rabat (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) carried out 32 laps for the duration of the 90 minutes of be conscious action. The Spaniard ended the day fourth fastest but his most attention-grabbing lap of the day become deleted for yellow flag infringements. His fastest time would beget left him second fastest.
Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) become second fastest but an on be conscious clash with Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) left both riders penalised three grid positions by the FIM Stewards.
Yamaha unveiled their newly homologated YZF-R1 at Cremona. The fresh bike, total with aerodynamic wings, become given its on be conscious debut with Andrea Locatelli (Pata Prometeon Yamaha) ending the day 13th fastest.
P1 | Alex Lowes | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
“Honestly, I are searching for to claim congratulations to the circuit because they’ve done an predominant job with the total work they’ve place in. It feels deal with a fully assorted circuit. They’ve improved the flee-off in just a few areas and the fresh grandstands around the be conscious are worthy. I am hoping we can peek comparatively just a few fans filling these grandstands this weekend. This present day become a undeniable day. We disregarded many of the first session due to the damp conditions. In the afternoon, in the dry, I become ready to search out my rhythm instant and are attempting a pair of the tyres we had from Pirelli. Overall, it become comparatively certain. I feel deal with my whisk lumber can beget to be good ample. It’s the very first session of the weekend, and all people will give a boost to heaps. We don’t know this be conscious that wisely, but I’m customarily ready to web down to aggressive lap times comparatively instant. I genuinely beget a really true crew; they genuinely understand what I need from the bike, and I’m certain we can give a boost to extra for the following day. So, I demand to be strong.”
P2 | Danilo Petrucci | Barni Spark Racing Team
“It’s true to be here. There are already comparatively just a few fans which is admittedly worthy. I’m genuinely chuffed about this day. It’s comparatively a advanced be conscious and this day become my first time on a superbike here. I stumbled on myself in true form, and the seating position on the bike feels comparatively true. I started with a undeniable feeling. In the afternoon session in contrast the two whisk tyres. I feel this would possibly maybe well also very wisely be genuinely refined. Alex Lowes is a small little bit of faster than us, but we’ll are attempting to conclude shut and function for the receive on this whisk.”
P3 | Nicolo Bulega | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
“I didn’t beget a really true feeling on the bike this day. I feel my utilizing model isn’t suited to this circuit. I have to adapt because I genuinely beget to originate something assorted at this be conscious. We’ve to work onerous because we now beget to beat some considerations. I am hoping that the following day we would possibly maybe maybe well make some adjustments and beget an even bigger feeling from the delivery up. I didn’t feel tickled on the bike so it’s refined to push. I feel deal with I’m at 80% but we now beget the skill to be a lot faster. I’m now not considering the Championship excellent now. I excellent are searching for to take it whisk by whisk, fight for the podium in every whisk, and then we’ll peek where we’re by the closing whisk of the season.”
P4 | Tito Rabat | Kawasaki Puccetti Racing
“This become my most attention-grabbing efficiency in be conscious for the duration of a whisk weekend. It’s a fresh be conscious for us but we were ready to take a look at here three months previously. We’re in the identical situation as the relaxation of the riders. The be conscious is slim and the camber works wisely for me. As a personal crew, we’re searching to adapt instant. My crew chief and electronic engineer are working onerous to know the total information from Kawasaki. I’m searching to function deal with an official crew and web some wait on to make the step ahead that the manufacturing facility guys will make the following day.”
WorldSBK Mixed Results after FP2
1. Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) 1’29.685s
2. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +0.081s
3. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.151s
4. Tito Rabat (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) +0.291s
5. Andrea Iannone (Team GoEleven) +0.331s
6. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.335s
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