John McGuinness “not feeling it at all” before Isle of Man TT Superbike race

TT legend was seventh in Superbike race

John McGuinness, Honda Racing, 2025 Isle of Man TT
John McGuinness, Honda Racing, 2025 Isle of Man TT
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John McGuinness admits 🦹he was “not feeling it at all” before Monday’s 2025 Isle of Man TT Superbike race, in which he ಞwas seventh on the works Honda.

The 23-time TT winner has had a tricky practice week and was off the pace at the start of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:the four-lap Superbikeꦯ contest on Monday.

Dropping outside of the top 10 at one stage, McGuinness rallied to score a top seven reౠsult on his Honda Fireblade.

Commenting after t🙈he race, he said he “needed that” result to get his head right.

“I just needed that,” he told TT+.

“It’s weird. I’ve been racing here since 1996 and I’m just not feeli🎶ng it at all.

“I’m struggling all the way through, and some damp patches [in practice] and I was a little bit ✤scared.

💃“But conditions were good and I was wearing nꦏumber one to go away number one on the Honda.

𝔍“I was a bit of a sitting duck, everyone caught me up.

“But honestly I did my best, I hit all my spots. I had a little bit of a lazy start,ꦓ then a good pitstop.

“And it’s never over till it’🅰s over. You’ve just got to keep fighting, keep pushing. I enjoyed the race and that’s what racing’s about for me.”

McGuinness added: “D𒈔ean [Harrison] passed🗹 me going into Schoolhouse on lap one, I got a bit of a tow behind.

“But then the bike jumped into a falsꦏe neutral around the Waterworks.

“So, I lost the tow ꦦoff Dean. It ꦦgot a bit scrappy at the start, and then I was like ‘come on’.

“I just took some deep breaths and thought we’re good in the pits♎, Honda’s good on fuel, so I thoughtও we would be stationary less than the other guys.

“So, we were in and ou😼t, and then just kept going.

“And I just said I’ve got to k𒁏eep concentrating r🌺ight to the end.

“I saw P9, P7 and I ๊thought ‘it’s alrigh🌳t, this’. It’s nice to see single digits.

“When I saw P14 I thought ‘oh no, I’ll be getting🎃 a P45 at this rate’. The nice thing is the team just said ‘go and enjoy yourself’. I can’t ask for any more than that.”

McGuinness didn’t take part in 168🍸澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Monday afternoon’s Supe🌺rsport race, as he is only riding in the Superbike and Superstock classes this 𒊎year.

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