The Spaniard returns to the championship lead
After the domination in the Superpole Race with a furious comeback, an encore was expected from Alvaro Bautista in Race-2 at Assen in the Netherlands. The two-time world champion started from pole position, but his ride was slowed down by the rain which compacted the group, leaving room for the bravest ones such as Remy Gardner and Andrea Locatelli who also took the lead before the big names went wild again.
Toprak Razgatlioglu finally prevailed, taking the first success of his career in Assen. Alvaro Bautista finished in second position and commented on the Dutch Sunday as follows: “The Superpole Race was the only dry session of the whole round and this says a lot about the difficulties we had to overcome. However, I am very satisfied with what we did. In Race-2 the feeling was very good, but after the rain I had the sensation that the rear wheel, losing temperature, had changed a lot, not allowing me to push as I would have liked. However, it remains a very positive weekend“.
Nicolo Bulegasecond in the Superpole Race, closed Race-2 in eighth position and left Assen in third place in the drivers' standings, 14 points behind Bautista: “It was a weekend characterized by ups and downs but at the same time it wasn't easy to race with the Panigale V4R for the first time on a circuit in such unpredictable weather conditions. Now we're going to Misano, my home race, and we'll try to get back to being very competitive and consistent“.
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