Andrea Iannone: ‘I’m a rookie but the goal is always similar…’

Andrea Iannone was in top form duringౠ the second day of WorldSBK testing in Catalunya, finishing fourth fastest.

Andrea Iannone
Andrea Iannone

After a quiet day-one to the test, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Andrea Iannone showed similar form to the WorldSBK season-opener in Phillip Island as he ran insid꧂e the top five for large parts of the day.

Iannone, who made a roaring♔ return to racing followin🦹g a four-year ban, was four tenths off Nicolo Bulega’s top time. 

Bulega narrowly edged out Toprak Razgatlioglu thanks to a new unofficial lap record, while Iannone was just behind Danilo Petrucci who💟 got the better of him for P3 in Race 2 at Phillip Island.

Speaking after the꧟ test, Iannone said: “The goal is always similar, I’m a rookie here and it’s just the beginning.

“Everyday I learn something, tyres, setup, electronics… Every test and every day is much better 🌞for me, because I started very far.

“Everℱyone here have been riding non-stop for 20 years, I stopped four years, and it’s not easy to recover. But I’m happy.

“We have a good potential, but the 🦹race is always the race. Generally, in the te༒st I struggle more than in the race, but we will see.”

Also on circuit for Ducati was their 𒈔MotoGP test rider Michele Pirro, who was busy testing ‘different solutions’ for factory riders Bulega and Alvaro Bautista.

Also showing very good speed on day-two, Pirro admitted he would like to get his hands on the Panigale V4 R m𝄹ore often, even in the form of racing as a wildcard as the Italian might not be able to do so in MotoGP this season.

Pirro said: “It’s after a long time🙈 that I come back to 💎WorldSBK, in fact, five years! It was a good impression because I used the Panigale V4 R and Pirellis.

“I got data to try and help Alvaro and others but als🍨o to develop the bike for the future. The other manufacturers push very hard and the level is very high.

“I ♐tried different solutions for the weight of Alvaro, engine parts and the balance of the bike. I wasn’t so far away from the fast riders, so I’m happy with the first test with a Superbike after a while.

“I hope I continue with Superbike, maybe anot🤡her test, perhaps at Misano. Maybe I want to come back for some races but we’ll see!

“I enjoyed it and we’ll check with Ducati! I enjoyed it with the other rider🙈s too; maybe thi🅠s year, it’s not possible for me to do a wildcard in MotoGP and I hope to come to WorldSBK once or twice.

“I see Nicolo very well; he’s riding well, a good guy and fast. It’s very impressive, also the other riders but Nicolo is a good t♏alent and a very good rider.”

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