Like in the previous two races of the weekend, Vierge was an early contender in Race 2 as he fought the likes of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alvaro Bautista, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Toprak Razgatlioglu and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jonathan Rea,💯 something a Honda rider has struggled to do for many years in WorldSBK.

And after holding off Rea and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Axel Bassani before pulling clear during the mid-race point, Vierge looked poised to🐠 challenge Razgatlioglu for P3.

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However, the 2021 WorldSBK champion extended the gap late on as a best of P4 - a result Vierge has already achie🔴ved in WorldSBK - appeared to be coming his way on𒁃ce more.

That was until a mistake on the final lap by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Michael Ruben Rinaldi, which gifted third spot to the Spaniard.

"I’m the happiest man on earth right now,” said Vierge in parc ferme. “Race-by-race we are getting better🎉 and let’s wo🦹rk harder to stay like this weekend. 

"We fought so hard for this since the first day that I jumped on the bike. It has not been easy. Sometimes we🤪 get close but we always miss some details. 

"After a really diไfficult🐼 start this season the team gave me the support to stay calm. We prepared a plan to make many laps with a stable pace and this gave me the chance to have the confidence back. 

"Lap-b🌺y-lap I got the speed and and since the beginning we had quite a good pace t༒o fight for that position but we struggled a lot in the qualifying." 

Vierge struggled during 🅺the season-opener in P𒁃hillip Island last weekend, as Honda’s big overhaul in terms of upgrades seemingly did little to close the gap from Ducati in particular.

But 🀅as shown in Mandalika, when on form and having a bike underneath him thaജt’s working at its best, Vierge can’t be taken lightly. 

Speaking about the big difference in performance from one track to another and why that is, Vierge added: "It’s difficult be🍒cause our bike from here to Australia is the same. In Australia I had so many problems because the tyres are so hard and we are not able to ride like I want. 

"But here, with the softer, I am able to ride much better♎ so it’s difficult to say. Looks like we made a step forward this year and the reality is that we are getting closer."

Vierge also spoke about Rinaldi’s mistake which was crucial in allowing the former Moto2 rider to claim hi🎐s first Superbike podium.

A challenging circuit at the best of times due to the heat and subsequent lack of grip, the Team 🍎HRC rider said: "Everybody arrives at the last laps with the tyres on the limit and in the last three laps I lost the front. I think he ran wide at turn ten so I took that advantage."