Andrea Iannone: ‘I’m a rookie but the goal is always similar…’

Andrea Iannone was in top form during the second day ofꦐ WorldSBK testing in Catalunya,🍨 finishing fourth fastest.

Andrea Iannone
Andrea Iannone

After a quiet day-one to the test, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Andrea Iannone showed similar form to the WorldSBK season-opene✱r in Phillip Island as he ran inside the top five for large parts of the da💟y.

Iannone, who made a ✱roaring return to racing following a four-year ban, w🍸as four tenths off Nicolo Bulega’s top time. 

Bulega narrowly edged out Toprak Razgatlioglu thanks to a new unofficial lap record, while Iannone was just behind Danilo ౠPetrucci who got the better of him for P3 in Race 2 at Phillip Island.

Speaking after the test, Iannone𓆏 said: “The goal is always similar, I’m a rookie here and it’s just the beginning.

“Everyday I learn something, tyres, setup, electronics… Every test an꧋d every day is much better for me, because I started verജy far.

“Everyone here have been riding non-stop for 20 years, I stopped four years, and it’s not easy to recover. But I’m h🔯appy.

“We have a good potential, but the race is always the race. Generally, in the test I stru🏅ggle more than in the race, but we will see.”

Also on c🌠ircuit for Ducati was their MotoGP test rider Michele Pirro, who was busy testing ‘different solutions’ for factory riders Bulega and Alvaro Bautista.

Also showing very good speed on day-two, Pirro admitted he would li🌌ke to get his hands on the Panigale V4 R more often, even in the form of racing as a wildcard as the Italian might not be able to do so in MotoGP this season.

Pirro said: “It’s after a long time that I come back to WorldSBK, in fact, five years! It was a good impression becau꧙se I used the Panigale V4 R and Pi🏅rellis.

“I got data to try and help Alvaro and others but also to develop ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚthe bike ♛for the future. The other manufacturers push very hard and the level is very high.

“I tried different solutions for the weight of Alvaro, engine parꦆts and the balance of the bike. I wasn’t so far away from the fast riders, so I’m happy with the first test with a Superbike after a while.

“I hope I continue with Superbike, maybe another test, perhaps at Misano. ❀Maybe I want to come back for some races but we’ll see🗹!

“I enjoyed it and we’ll check with Ducati! I enjoyed it with the other♓ riders too; maybe this year, it’s not possible for me to do a wildcard in MotoGP and I hope to come to WorldSBK once or twi🥃ce.

“I see Nicolo very well; he’s riding well, a good guy and fast. It’s very impressive, also🦋 the other riders but Nicolo is a good talent and a very good rider.”

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