168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:World Superbike Championship riders are divided over a key rule at this 𒅌weekend’s seaꩲson-opener.

The 2025 WorldSBK season begins a𒆙t Phillip Island in Austral🐷ia.

It will be a flag-to-♛flag race with mandatory pit stops enf🅠orced.

It is a response to the unpredictable weather and wide variety of track temperatures across the weeken🍷d, plus the circuit’s uniquel🏅y challenging layout.

WSBK riders have their say on Australia rule

B💃ut Aussie rider Remy Gardner disagreed with the rule.

“Tyre life is not a problem here so I don’t understan൩d why we are doing flag-to-flag,” Gardner said.

“It was proven in the test that it was fine.

“It’s definitely more of an attacking🧸 strategy with no tyre conservation at all.

“We had technical problems in the pitlane timer in the test. Hopefully weꦅ don’t have any more of those problems in the race, otherwise it could cost us some big penalties.”

However, Gar🏅rett Gerloff sees potentiaꦇl opportunity with the rule.

“Yes, I think so,” he said.

“We have⛎ the pitꦅ minimum time, so if a team makes a mistake you cannot make up a lot of time.

“It reduces the advantage that you can find. But there are other ways🌜 to find an advantage.

“I’m happy with the team an🀅d their pit stop🌠s, so I know we’ll have no problems with that.

“I am focused on having a good in-lap an⭕d out-lap. Hopefully that makes a difference.”

Ryan Vickers was alꦰso asked if he could take advantage of the flag-to-flag rule🌜.

“It’s difficult. I wouldn’t have said it’s an advantag𒈔e but it’s a different experience for me,” Vickers said.

“I’ve never don🤡e anything like that. I’m looking forward toꩲ it.

“It’s not going to be a big deal; the Ducati and the electronics syst✱em have got a really good strategy of making sure we spent the correct time in the pits.

“The team have done a fantastic job with the wheel changes. It’s a bit strange for a racer, in general, to have this lull in the middle! “Normally when you’re in race mode, it’s full gas. It’s going to be an e🦩x🦋citing way of racing for me.”

Gregorio Lavilla, WorldSBK Executive Director, p𓄧reviously justified the flag-to-flag decision.

He said: “Phillip Island is renowned fﷺor its thrilling, high-speed layout, but it also presents unique challenges due to its surface and rapidly changing weather.

“Despite improvements to the track conditions over time, the extreme demands on👍 tyres remain a significant fa💎ctor.

“Based on our experience at Phillip Island, we concluded that enforcing a mandatory pit stop is the best approach to uphold rid༺er safety and the quality of the racing.

“By adꦦopting this format, we’re ensuring that all participants can compete under fair and secure conditions at what promises to be an exciting start to the seaso🐻n.”