Iker Lecuona leaves Catalunya WorldSBK test early
Iker Lecuona’s difficult start to 2024 continued at the Catalunya WorldSBK test as 🌼he ended day-one early due to injury.
Iker Lecuona was declared unfit for all three ꧃WorldSBK races𓆉 at the season-opener in Phillip Island.
And after attempting to make a return to action during the Catalan test, Lecuona has instead cut his participation short due to a shoul✤der injury.
Missing the season-෴opener means Lecuona has failed to complete a full sea🎉son since joining WorldSBK in 2022.
Th♍e Spaniard missed six races to close out his rookie season before missing one race in 2023.
But while the number of missed raꦰces was reduced last season, Lecuona still suffered injuries as his and Ho꧑nda’s struggles continue.
Lecuona cut shoܫrt his test programme after lunch time as Xavi Vierge and test rider Tetsuta Nagashima will instead continue development of💙 the CBR1000RR-R.
Speaking to WorldSBK.com about the opening round, new team manager at Team HCR Jose Escamez said: “The first r𝄹ound was not what we expeꦅcted or looking for, but the important thing is that we got information in order to keep developing our new bike.
“Unfor🧔tunately, Iker had an early crash and that wasn’t in our pla🍒ns, it’s not what we want.
“We got positive information in order to keep us going and we have the hope that it’s going to be much better during the 🐽season.”
Lecuo🧔na ended the morning session 15th fastest and was 1.1 seconds down on the quickest time set by Yamaha’s Jꦕonathan Rea.
