Danilo Petrucci got here very near celebrating a podium within the first race of the Superbike World Championship season. This Saturday, he completed fourth in Phillip Island.
The Barni Spark Racing Crew rider was persistently within the battle for the highest positions, ending slightly below two seconds behind third-placed Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Ducati).
In a press launch, Petrucci analyzed the race: ‘It was a extremely robust race, with warmth like we’ve by no means seen at Phillip Island earlier than. The situations had been fully totally different from the check classes, forcing us to reset all the pieces. I suffered a few aggressive overtakes that made me lose positions, nevertheless it was a tricky battle: there are 4-5 riders preventing for the rostrum with the identical tempo, so making a distinction is tough, and errors are straightforward to make’.
In any case, the Italian was happy with the end result and with confirming his robust efficiency: ‘I’m pleased with the work we’re doing as a staff, and we have to maintain this degree. We knew we could possibly be quick right here, now let’s attempt to repeat it tomorrow’.
