Andrea Locatelli “surprised” by Assen podium: “I never could imagine I could fight for P2”

Andrea Locatelli’s second place in Race 1 at the Dutch WorldS🌸BK even caught him by surprise.

Andrea Locatelli, 2025 Dutch WorldSBK, podium. Credit: Gold and Goose.
Andrea Locatelli, 2025 Dutch WorldSBK, podium. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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Factory Yamaha WorldSBK rider 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Andrea Locatelli has💟 admit🅠ted to being “quite surprised” by his second-place finish in Race 1 at the Dutch WorldSBK.

The Italian moved up to third in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:World Superbike riders’ standings thanks to the 20 points for his finishing position, which was ♓better than he had expected.

“Honestly, I was quite surprised,” Locatelli told WorldSBK.com after🎶 Race 1 at Ass꧙en.

“I was sure that we were ꦰstrong, but I never could imagine that I could fight for P2 – for sure for the podium, but I never could imagine that I could stay there fighting for P2 and then finishing with a big gap behind.

“So, I think we did an amazing job. We’re working really♈ 𒐪well, we made a good Superpole.

“We are starting to put the puzzle toge🉐ther to try to be always faster in every situation, in every session.

“I think I’m quite confident with the bike, we’re working well, so this is a goo💟d result for us. I’m still thinking about it, because I don’t realise that I finished in P2 and I’m happy but at the same time not because we still have two races [to go this weekend].

“But it was a great day, we did an aဣmazing job, so Yamaha and me are working really well so let’s continue like this.”

Thinking ahead to Sunday, Locatelli was concerned about the weather, with coolerꦑ temperatures forecast and a possi🌜bility of rain.

“First, we will ch🎃eck the weather forecast which looks like it’s changing a little bit,,” Locatelli said wh🎃en asked about his expectations for Sunday.

“It will be tricky, especially for Race 2, the choice of🧸 the front tyre and the rear tyre [compound] if it will be colder than today.

“But, at the moment, I want to just enjoy a bit the time, working a bit on the bike to fix a bit bet🅺ter for tomorrow, and then cross the fingers and see what we can do 🧔for tomorrow.”

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