Andrea Locatelli comes into 🧔round four of the 2021 WorldSBK championship as the top rookie - seven points clear from Axel Bassani. 

Locatelli took🍸 three ninth place finishes at Misano last time out, while Bassani outscored the 2020 WorldSSP champion in each race. 

Both rider🌳s have visited Donington Park just once in their career, meaning it should be anotheꦦr close battle between the two Italians. 

Locatelli was part of the recent two🍎-day Navarra test for Yamaha, which hꦯe believes has aided him to be ‘a little more ready’ for this weekend’s event.

Locatelli added: "I’m excited to ride at Doningt🎶on – I have only seen it once on a training day with Paul [Denning] when we rode on standard R1s. 

"It’s been an interesting couple of weeks because we have also had two days🅷 of testing at the new track at Navarra. 

"We did a really good job with the team and from this I have gained more confidence working on the base setting of the R1 WorldSBK f🍷or my riding style. 

"The feeling is improving every time, which is very important. For sure, Friday will not be e🍨asy as I will need to learn the track with the full superbike and find the feeling on this circuit as well. 

"Every Friday, it’s not easy for us but I am confident we will arrive a little more ready following the Navarra test. We will try to take another good step and have a good result inꦕ Donington, I think it is possib🍒le!"