Andrea Locatelli “surprised” by Assen podium: “I never could imagine I could fight for P2”

Andrea Locatelli’s second place in Race 1 at the Dutch WorldS🦹BK even caught him by surprise.

Andrea Locatelli, 2025 Dutch WorldSBK, podium. Credit: Gold and Goose.
Andrea Locatelli, 2025 Dutch WorldSBK, podium. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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Factory Yamaha WorldSBK rider 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Andrea Locatelli has admitted to ❀being “quite surprised” by his second-place finish in Race 1 at the Dutch WorldSBK.

The Italian moved up to third in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:World Superbike riders’ standings thanks to the 20 points for his finishing position, which was better than he hꦦad expect♑ed.

“Hone🎶stly, I was quite surprised,” Locatelli told WorldSBK.com after Race 1 at Assen.

“I was sure that we were strong, but I never could imagine that I could fight for P2 – for sure for the podium, but I never couꦑld imagine that I could stay there fighting for P2 and then finishing with a big gap behind.

“So, 🍌I think we did an amazing job. We’re working really well, we made a good Superpole.

“We are starting to put the puzzle together to try to be always faster inꦦ every s💯ituation, in every session.

“I think I’m quite confident with the bike, we’re working well, so this is a good result for us. I’m still thi🍎nking about it, because I don’t realise that I finished in P2 and I’m happy but at the same time not because we still have two races [to go this weekend].

“But it was a great day, we did an amazing job, so Yamaha and me are working r♏eally well so let’s continue like this.”

Thinking ahead to Sunday, Locatelli was concerned about the weather, with cooler temperatures forecast an🅘d a possibility of rain.

“First, we will check the weather forecast which looks like it’s changing a litt🔥le bit,,” Locatelli said when asked about his expectations for Sunday.

“It 🌌will be tricky, especially for 𓄧Race 2, the choice of the front tyre and the rear tyre [compound] if it will be colder than today.

“But, at the ♈moment, I want to just enjoy a bit the time, working a bit on the bike t🍸o fix a bit better for tomorrow, and then cross the fingers and see what we can do for tomorrow.”

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