Pata Yamaha were without star 🍷rider Toprak Razgatlioglu in Aragon, as WorldSBK rookie Andrea Locatelli finished fifth overall on the second day of test✅ing. 

With the absence of Razgatlioglu, Locatelli took on the main testing responsibility for thꦯe team, while Nicolo Canepa stood-in 𒐪for the Turkish rider. 

Locatelli is the current World Supersport champion and has impressed so far during testing, but f🌠ound these two days at Aragon tough going. 

The former Moto2 rider called it ‘a very strange test’ following two crashes, but remains focused on improving 💎ahead of his rookie camp൩aign. 

Locatelli completed 118 laps over the two days, and speaking 𓃲after the test, he said: "It’s a very strange feeling, because yesterday and today I had crashes – but they were so crazy strange crashes! 

"I felt sorry for the guys and the whole team, because we were unable to continue to work on track with these disrupt🌸ions – having to stop and repair the bike or use alternative parts 🐲from the test plan. 

"In the end, we were able to ride a little bit and improve, it was not so bad in the end. A v𝓡ery strange test here for me, but ꦡnow we will see for the next test. 

"We can analyse everything and the goal is to stay focused🧔 and to return here with a plan to improve agai🎀n."

YART Yamaha World Endurance rider Canepa only completed the opening day of runni♐ng, as he suffered from ‘pain’ following ankle surgery.  

Canepa said: "I was not expecting to ride here in Aragon, and I feel sorry for Toprak [Razgatlioglu], but for me it was a good chance to u👍nderstand the level of my fitness after the surgery on my ankle. 

"I was able to test something quite important, and even if I was not able to be at my normal level it 🦂was enough to work with the guys and make some ඣquite big improvements. 

"I was in some pain at the end of the day but even with that, it was great to ride the R1 WorldSBK machine 🍌and do♊ some productive work."

Razgatlioglu remains in Barcelona follo♔wing a further positive Covid-19 🎃PCR test on April 10th. 

Pata Yamaha confirmed the news by saying: "Toprak [Razgatlioglu] remains well, without sy♕mptoms, and looks forward to getting back to work on his Yamaha R1 WorldSBK."