After rear tyre issues cost him victory in Race 1, WorldSBK rookie Nicolo Bulega again had to settle for second in Race 2 as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alvaro Bautista got his first win of 2024.

Bulega led e✱arly on before being overtaken by Bautista around mid-race distance♉.

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It was a similar story in Race 1 as Bulega led from Toprak Razgatlioglu before running into sജevere tyre degrad♒ation.

The Italian lost the lead on the final lap and admitted he felt like ‘a chopper’ as struggle🍃d to generate acceleration coming onto the start-finish straight.

B🌼ulega said: “In the straight, I was like a chopper because th🌄e rear tyre was finished! I’m happy but not happy; first until the last lap… I didn’t have a lot of experience because this was my first long race, where I had to manage tyres.

“Until the last lap, I was doing an inc🉐redible job. I chose the new 900 rear tyre; the track temperature was high so maybe the SCX was a better choice but if the race finished one lap less, my choice would be the best.

“I didn’ꦗt know it was Toprak, I just knew someone was coming. With two laps to go, I knew I had to do somethi🐭ng because I was in a bad situation and was struggling a lot.

“Then, on the last l♓ap, I heard Topra✤k from behind and when he overtook me, it was like me but seven or eight laps before.

“I have to be happy for second in my first fu༺ll race🌌… I learnt something.”

In Sunday’ double-header Bulega claimed P4 in the Superpole Race and a second runner-up💧 result in Race 2, leaving the Italian happy as he was the only ride🔥r able to give Bautista a stern challenge.

Bulega sta🌼yed with Bautista until the end of the race as he began to run into tyre issues again.

However, this time it was the front tyre which was causing him problemsඣ.

Bulega added: “The l🐠ast laps I was starting to feel a drop but not from the rea🦩r. Yesterday the rear tyre dropped but today the front tyre.

“We have to check data because I don’t undeꦰrstand why we destroyed the rear tyre yesterda🤪y, but today the front.

“The last four🔜 or five laps I thoꦉught maybe I have to be happy with second because on the penultimate lap I almost crashed at turn 13.

“At that moment I said ‘okay, second is good’. Alvaro [Bautista] is always very fa🌸st in Barcelona and I was the only one that could f🌠ollow him.”