The action of the world superbike championship continues this weekend with the Pirelli Teruel Round, where Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Team GoEleven Ducati) continued to show impressive speed in MotorLand Aragon with the Italian driver leading Friday’s two single sessions by beating the protective champion by just 0.001 sec.
Rinaldi recorded a time of 1.49,840s in Free Trials 1, a time smart enough to dominate the combined time tables, ahead of five-time champion Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) by the smallest margin, while 0.001s separated the duo after the two 50-minute consultations.Rea teammate Alex Lowes completed the consultation in 3rd place.
“We had an absolutely quiet day as we expected. At FP1, we made the decision to check with the screen, have a slightly different shape and see if we could improve our aerodynamics and recover from the KMPH.very difficult to say from knowledge, but we had a positive feeling.At FP2, we agreed on the plan to make a long run with fluffy tires, have a race simulation to get data for Array.I did 18 full laps. I felt very physically intelligent and the tire intake was correct.We met our calendar and finished seconds, so it was a positive day.I have to make a great effort at the Superpole because the position on the track is everything here.My speed is pretty strong, it means that if you start from the front row, maybe I can dictate the speed a little better.
“We replaced the bike settings today and felt smart on the bike.This weekend it seems that temperatures are going to be warmer than last time and the purpose is to have 3 really consistent races and get the most productive results imaginable.We still don’t know what we can achieve, but we will focus on doing the most productive thing.We use the parameters we used in verification, also last Friday and Saturday, and it feels smart; how competitive I am.On the weekend, the races will be very different from last time and will be a challenge, and quite exciting, I think.It won’t be the same speed or way of running as last Saturday and Sunday.
Tom Sykes (BMW) finished the day in fourth place when BMW began to recover from one occasion in the Aragon Round on the same circuit, while bmw teammate Eugene Laverty finished the day in 12th place, as he also seemed to recover from a difficult weekend last time..
“I think we’ve taken a few steps forward today. Honestly, I think the BMW S 1000 RR looks great on curves, corners and half laps, so we have so many positive aspects to paint on, it’s just straight-line functionality.”That complicates our lives. We saw this morning when I was going alone that I could do what I was looking for with the bike, regularity and lap times were there, but we already had symptoms that we were on edge with braking.system, which shows the information I give to the bike.I wish I got to where we all deserved to be, even this afternoon in hot conditions, the lap times weren’t so bad, but it was actually on edge with the front and back, so that’s where we want for tomorrow.”
“I am satisfied with the progress we have made today, as we have radically replaced motorcycles for this morning.We discovered the benefits, but the negative was transparent as expected.Sometimes you have to commit, the purpose of fp2 is to commit while maintaining the profit.”we got hit this morning in the long corners. I think it’s a day of smart control, but we’re clearly not in the position we should be in.The key is to get into the two most sensible, at the moment we don’t have the speed for that.That has been my purpose at all times, but if we can get a smart ranking position for Array in warm conditions, it will be attractive to see where we are going ».
Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha) rushed to step forward after the Round of Aragon and finished the day in 5th place while Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha) in 8th place; Razgatlioglu about eight tenths of Rinaldi’s rhythm.
“We’re running to find more grip on the back and now we’re one step ahead of last weekend.I feel better so far. This morning I had a smart feeling on the motorcycle and tried another tune-up to improve grip.”This afternoon was not so smart with the warmer temperatures, so we’ll place an improvement in the morning settings for those conditions. I feel smart, but we have to take it a step further: the race is the vital component and we will see what it is.Possible.
“It’s great to be back here this weekend, the situations are much warmer than last time, so we’re still looking a little bit with the motorcycle setup, but the base is there right away.They all went around a lot last week, and today we focused a little bit on the life of the rear tires and worked on the total package for our running pace.It will come into play especially in the part of the moment of the race, where we have that Array We did not do an ‘attack opposite the clock’, however, I think we did a work of intelligent quality, vital today.
Chaz Davies (Aruba Ducati) finished sixth after Friday’s action, with the Briton getting his eighth win at MotorLand Aragon, while teammate Scott Redding (Aruba Ducati) also finished in the ten most sensitive with the ninth best overall time.
“I’m pretty satisfied with what we did today. It was also an attractive day because the weather situations were different from those of a week ago with the temperature of the circuit much higher.That’s why we use those two sessions to perceive tire behavior and the right type, some main points on the bike.Tomorrow’s first purpose is to get a smart result on the Superpole so we can get started in the most productive way imaginable in Race-1 and Superpole Race.”
“We had a little mess today. It’s true: we took a step forward in the afternoon, but the others also moved forward.This makes it difficult to assess the effectiveness of our improvements. However, I am also sure of myself because we are in a great position to loose workouts a week ago before the very good result in Saturday race 1.It will be essential to qualify on the first line. This would allow us to fight for victory in the first rounds and keep our championship chances unchanged.”
Alvaro Bautista (Team HRC), on the hunt to take Honda to the podium on consecutive weekends, finished the day in seventh position, while his partner Leon Haslam, 10th; culminating in a smart day for the Honda team.
“It was an attractive and generally positive day.As we already had a smart tune-up from last week, this morning we tried something different but we didn’t find anything so special, so we went back to the tune-up that we know works, that he prefers to concentrate on the tyre test.to see if everything was fine also in the warmer weather conditions.The track is definitely a little less effective, but I am satisfied with the feeling I have with the bike.we can be faster on tomorrow’s Superpole to get a smart starting position on the Race 1 grid and then we’ll see.”
“This morning has been quite positive. We got our race speed right and the difference between my laps this morning and my last lap this afternoon was only a tenth, so I think we made a smart step there.We also looked to check the bike in warmer situations and discovered intelligent sensations in the final stages of this afternoon, also managing to keep lap times smart.So we still have paintings to do, but things seem stronger than last weekend.
Loris Baz (Ten Kate Yamaha) finished the day in 11th place despite an accident in practice loose 2 on turn 8; The Frenchman got off his motorcycle as he entered the corner.Xavi Fores (Kawasaki Puccetti) implemented intelligent functionality last time at MotorLand Aragon and continued today at number 13 in loose training, ahead of Maximilian Scheib (Orelac Racing VerdNatura), Garrett Gerloff (GRT Yamaha) and his teammate Federico Caricasulo.
Marco Melandri (Barni Ducati) finished the day in 17th place ahead of Sylvain Barrier (Brixx Performance); Frenchman Barrier crashed on turn 10 in practice 1 but controlled to enter the track for the time being. Roman Ramos (OoutDo Kaaki) ranked 19th with Takumi Takahashi (MIE Racing Honda Team) and WorldSBK’s Matteo Ferrari (Motocorsa Racing) completing the platoon..
FiM Supersport World Championship action continued at MotorLand Aragon with Andrea Locatelli (BARDAHL Evan Bros.WorldSSP Team) crowned the combined free training ranking for the Pirelli Teruel occasion after being the fastest in Friday’s two sessions; the Italian is more than a moment ahead of his nearest rival.
Locatelli won each and every race, won each and every pole position and secured each and every fastest lap so far in the 2020 WorldSSP season and the back showed impressive speed breaking records on Friday, completing the advance of Raffaele de Rosa (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) as the second Italian driver , showed a stable speed from the beginning of the action.Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) finished third after Friday placing the most productive Kawasaki driver on the grid.
Hannes Soomer (Kallio Racing) fourth as the Estonian driver seeks to recover from a complicated race in Aragon where he retired from either race, beating Jules Cluzel (GMT94 Yamaha) for just 0.060 moments in fifth place., hopes to take a step forward in the Tissot Superpole and Race 1 on Saturday to face Locatelli as he did in the early stages of the last races.South African driver Steven Odendaal (EAB Ten Kate Racing) finished the day in sixth place while pursuing his first podium at WorldSSP.
Isaac Viñales (Kallio Racing) finished seventh fastest of the day after showing impressive speed in free workouts 2; the Spaniard recovered from an accident in free training 1 where he could not set a time.Manuel González (Kaaki ParkinGO Team) in eighth place with Philipp Oettl (Kaaki Puccetti Racing) and Hungarian driver Peter Sebestyen (OXXO Yamaha Team Toth) once returned appearing a stable speed to be in the 10 most sensitive.
Federico Fuligni (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) finished 11th ahead of Danny Webb (WRP Wepol Racing) in twelfth place; Webb, once back, shows a competitive speed on the team led by James Toseland.Alejandro Ruiz Carranza (EMPERADOR Racing Team), the WorldSSP Challenge’s top-ranked driver in 13th place, ahead of Can ‘Nca’ (Turkish Racing Team); Turkish driving force crashed in the Free Trials 1 but was able to return to the track for Free Trials 2.Corentin Perolari (GMT94 Yamaha) completed the 15 most sensible. Australian Lachlan Epis started his weekend on P21.
It was a busy day for Galang Hendra Pratama (bLU cRU WorldSSP via MS Racing), as the Indonesian driver crashed at any of Friday’s practice sessions, but controlled to record the 17th best overall time.Patrick Hobelsberger (Dynavolt Honda) also suffered an accident in a loose practice 2 and the slowest overall after Friday’s race.
The action for the FIM Supersport 300 World Championship started with two loose workouts for the Pirelli Teruel occasion at MotorLand Aragon, returning to the circuit just a week after two exciting races.Scott Deroue (MTM Kawasaki MOTOPORT) has drawn the first blood by overcoming the combined time tables as the Dutchman seeks to return to the most sensible of the championship.
The Dutchman’s most productive time came in practice 1 release, marking 2’05,899 in the most sensitive time on Friday, almost a moment ahead of his next closest opponent to qualifying.Iñigo Iglesias Bravo (Scuderia Maranga Racing) finalizó.la position of the day in the moment after intelligent functionality in free training 1 in front of Thomas Brianti (Prodina Ircos Team WorldSSP300); the Italian driver took third place while still showing impressive speed at MotorLand Aragon after completing the moment in the Aragon Round.
Tom Edwards (Kawasaki ParkinGO Team) finished the day in fourth position as the Australian looks to recover from a double crash in Aragon. Compatriot Tom Bramich finished the first day in position in what is a field of 51 runners.
Nick Kalinin (Battley-RT Motorsports through SKM-Kaaki), the most productive Group A driver of the day in sixth place; the Ukrainian pilot seized almost a moment of Deroue’s most productive time.
The winner of the 2020 race, Bahattin Sofuoglu (Biblion Motoxracing Yamaha WSSP300) finished the day in seventh place while the Turkish driver, like Edwards, also sought to recover after a double abandonment in the Aragon Round.His teammate Alvaro Díaz was eighth., only 0.027 seconds Sofuoglu, with Ton Kawakami (Yamaha MS Racing) and Koen Meuffels (MTM Kawasaki MOTOPORT) completing the ten most sensible.
Filip Salac (ACCR Czech Talent Team – Willi Race) ranked 18th on his WorldSSP300 debut.Free practice 1 was stopped for Group B drivers when Hugo de Cancellis (Team TRASIMENO) suffered a technical and track problem; with a red flag deployed due to situations on the track, while Adrian Huertas (ProGP Racing) and Gabriele Mastroluca (GP Project) crashed into Turn 1.
Many drivers were unable to participate in the loose practice consultation following sanctions implemented after the opening consultation, while Samuel di Sora (Flembbo team leader), Sylvain Markarian (Yamaha MS Racing) and Matyas Cervenka (Smrz Racing – Willi Race) incidents in loose practice 2.
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