Nicolo Bulega ‘still does not understand the clutch release’
Nicolo Bulega misse✤d out on a potential second win at Phillip Island after suffering a poor start f💙rom fifth at the WorldSBK season-opener.
Although Nicolo Bulega’s drop from first to fifth didn’t stop him from winning the 2024 WorldSBK season-opener, Sunday’s Race 2 waꦗs a different story.
Starting from pole in the ൲Superpole Race, Bulega was quickly shuffled backwards, before the same happened in 🅠Race 2.
Starting fifth for the delayed race, Bulega soon dropped f♊rom P5 to tenth spot, the same positions he retstarted the race from following a red flag that was deployed due to a crash for Jonathan Rea.
Bulega initially struggled for progress during the new 11-lap sprint, however, as the rac♋e went on the Italian began picking off riders ahead of him.
Bulega then went on to set the fastest lap of the race before completing overtakes against Sam Lowes 🌠and Michael Rinaldi.
But despite his poไtential which was better than fifth, Bulega remained happy with his weekend.
“Unfortunately I did not start very well,” began Bulega. “I need to train the release of the clutch because compared to the V2 it is very different🎃 and I still don’t understand how to do it.
“But it was a positive weekend as we achieved a pole position, victory, two fastest laps and two fifth position💖s. It’s a very good first weekend in ♋WorldSBK for me.
“At the end of Race 2 I was very fast with used tyres and I 🐭was catching the first guys.
“But unfortunately the ra🌌ce was 🌳too short and I could not catch the guys in front.”
