Andrea Locatelli “cannot understand” first WorldSBK victory in Assen Race 2

Andrea Locatelli has spoken of his amazement at taking his first 🗹WorldSBK victory in Race 2 at Assen.

Andrea Locatelli, 2025 Dutch WorldSBK, podium. Credit: Gold and Goose.
Andrea Locatelli, 2025 Dutch WorldSBK, podium. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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With two laps to go, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Andrea Locatelli looked nailed on for second place in WorldSBK Race 2 at Assen, but just a few hundred metres after that penultimate lap started he was elevated to the lead, and just under two laps later he scored his first vic♊tory.

Locatelli’s victory was certainly fairly fortuitous with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nicolo Bulega retiring with two l♏aps to go, but he was also almost four seconds ꦰclear of Alvaro Bautista by the time the chequered flag was waved.

“Honestly, it’s an amazing day,” said Locatelli, speaking to WorldSBK.com after his maiden 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:World Superbike win.

“I cannot understand that it’s true, but I need toꩲ enjoy the moment.

“I have good memories here from 2021, it was my fi🌺rst podium, [now] my first victory, so it’s a [sign] maybe.

“We did an amazing job all weekend, we were strong in every situation; we were strong in the wet. So, [we will] keep pushing in this way and looking forward because we have maꦅny races [꧟ahead].”

Locatelli is also optimistic that more wins can follow for him and Yamaha 🍸in the remaining races, having achieved one so early in the season.

“It’s just the first round, finally [my] first victory and third podium of 🔯the season,” he said.

�🐲�“We need to push in this way and for sure we can get more.

“Now I just want to enjoy and reset a bit because I need to stop a bit now because I was working quite [hard] to be in this position, and relax a bit anౠd keep fighting again because the next round will be Cremona and there I would like to be on the podium again, and maybe the victory als🌟o, in front of the Italian fans.”

The Italian was fortunate that his compatriot, Bulega, retired in front of him, but he explained🥃 that he was not sure what was happening when Bulega slowed.

“He was pushing hard and he got a big gap, so in the last couple of laps he had a technical problem an😼d he stopped the bike,” he said.

“[My first thought] waꦚs that he took the chequered flag so I was also scared because I didn’t see the chequered flag so I was pushing, and in the end we get the firs💞t victory.

“But I’m happy bec🐻ause [I was] fighting with all competitors, we recover from P4 to P2, I was pushing harder and I get confidence lap-by-lap, and in the end we did an amazing job.”

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