Andrea Iannone was not the rider to dominate the Phillip Island 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:World Superbike test earlier t♊his week, and nor did he top either practice session on Friday, but the Italian feels as though he can contend for victo♏ry against Nicolo Bulega.

Aruba.it Racing Ducati’s Bulegaꦚ has not been bettered in any dry session so far this week in Australia, but, as consistent as Bule♌ga has been at the top of the times, Iannone has been consistently behind him in second place, too.

Indeed, on Friday fo🌊r this weekend’s Australian Round, Iannone was the only rider to lap within half-a-second of Bulega’s benchmark. As a result, the Go Eleven Ducati rider sees himself as Bulega’s closest challenger.

“Apparently, in this moment, maybe we [Iannone and Bulega] have a little ✱bit more compared to the other riders,” Iannone told WorldSBK.com.

“But, in any case, the race is always the race.

“I think also Topraꦍk [Ra💛zgatlioglu] always arrives, in general – BMW is not bad because I follow this morning and the bike is fast, it’s good.”

Andrea Iannone on Phillip Island track conditions

Iannone said that he feels th🐈e track conditions have deteriorated compared to the test earlier this week thanks to an increase in temperatures.

“I think, compared to the test, the condition is a little bit worse,” Iannone s🉐aid.

“It’s better for looking outside because we have sun, but on the ground we lose grip and the performance of the bike is a little bit less because of the hot temperatures and the💯 asphal൩t, so we lose grip – more slide, more spin – so it’s a little bit difficult.

“But, in any case, I think we maintained the same performance as the test and, at the end, it’s not ba🍨d, because for everybody it’s a little bit more difficult, but me and Nico [Nicolo Bulega] maintain more or less the same level and this is important.

“For sure, I th🐟ink we try to adjust a little bit more the bike; on the setup we want t✃o make a small forward, I think we have the chance, so we will see.”

On the prospect of further temperature increases on Saturday, Iannone added: “More hot, and more diff🐻iculties for us, because compared to last year we have much less grip.

“But it’s normal [because] l𓆏ast year the asphalt was completely new and we had extra grip.

“This year, we lost it; I think it’s okay but it’s more difficul🍎t to ride fast. In any case, we try our best.”