Two wins for Alvaro Bautista and two star-studded matches for Michael Rinaldi: those are the ones Highlights of Aruba.it Racing – an extraordinary Sunday for the Ducati team. Pirelli Aragon Round, First round of 2022 WorldSBK season ends with Spanish driver leading Superbike World Cup stands.
-Superpole Race
P1 – Alvaro Bautista dominated the race from the start and finished first with a 5 second lead Rhea (Kawasaki).
P4 – Michael Rinaldi fights Razgatliogliu (Yamaha) and Rea (Kawasaki). the fight is fierce Italians squeezed into second place. However, at the last corner, he Passing Razgatlioglu, he ended up fourth, just 59 out of 1000 podium.
-Race -2
P1 – Alvaro Bautista got off to a good start, taking on Rea (Kawasaki) on the first lap, then Try to create the gap and let him finish the race by more than 4 seconds Advantage.
P4 – Michael Rinaldi was glued to the podium from the start. In round 5, the Italian takes over Second position and trying to stay with his teammates. However, from the middle of the game, Rear grip dropped significantly, not allowing him to conquer a potential podium.
Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #19)
“I’m really happy. It was a very positive weekend and we had an important but decisive result It’s about regaining confidence with a positive feeling: with the bike, with the team, with my fans. I It was nice to finish second yesterday as well, but it felt like something was missing. because During the warm-up, it felt really good, so I tried to push more. This is a very good start season. I can’t wait to go to Assen. “
Michael Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #21)
“I end the weekend with mixed feelings. I’m especially pleased with the work we’ve done Because we can easily fight for a podium in every race. on the other hand, However, something is clearly missing. The balance is definitely positive, but we have Working hard to fix those details to make us more competitive.”
-WorldSSP
The Aruba.it Racing WSSP team will long remember Aragon Sunday as Nicolò Bulega First podium finish at the WorldSSP Championship with a Ducati Panigale V2. After a tough start, the Italians make up for attacking Van Stralen’s position one by one (Yamaha) at the last corner and ending the race with a team celebration at Park Ferme.
Nicolò Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WSSP #11)
“I am very happy with this result. It’s the first podium for me and for the Panigale V2 in the World
Supersport Championship. I want to thank the team for the work done so far. We started practically
from scratch, without data, without references, with a bike with no experience in this category.
Expectations remain high and we must continue to work with this focus”.