An exciting Saturday for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit. Starting from fifth position, Alvaro Bautista takes the lead at the first corner. After defending himself well from Razgatlioglu’s attacks in the first three laps, the Spaniard’s race pace becomes unsustainable for his rivals. After a very complex qualifying (P10) at the first corner Michael Ruben Rinaldi is already third. On the third lap, however, the Italian driver makes a mistake and finds himself in tenth position. From mid-race his comeback is inexorable and allows him to close in fourth position ahead of Razgatlioglu.
P1 – Alvaro Bautista (aruba.it Racing – Ducati # 19): “I am really very happy with this victory. It was great to win in front of so many fans, my friends, my family. It is always a special feeling. However, it was not an easy victory. The key to the race was the tires. For this reason I tried not to force in the first laps despite Toprak attacking with conviction. Tomorrow in the Superpole Race I will not have to worry about managing the tires“.
P4 – Michael Rinaldi (aruba.it Racing – Ducati # 21): “It was a special day. I crashed on the first lap of the Superpole Race and my team did a really great job to allow me to get back on track and start at least tenth. However, it was a great race even if that mistake forced me to recover. I managed the tire well and in the second half of the race I managed to make up positions. Too bad for not being able to conquer the podium. I’ll try again tomorrow“.
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