Catalunya WorldSBK: Alvaro Bautista: "Believe me, the last three laps were the longest of my life"

The reigning WorldSBK champion never looked like being beaten throughout the weekend, and had it not been for a bold overtake from 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Toprak Razgatlioglu on lap two of Race 2, then Bautista wou🌌ld have led every🐼 lap of each race.
But even though Razgatlioglu challenged him briefly in Race 2, Ba♛utista set about his rhythm and was able to pull clear whenever he chose to do so.
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"Has been brilliant," said Bautista. "It was perfect because we won all three races. Each race was different. This morning in the Superpole Race I was a bit scared in the last three laps because it started🍒 to rain.
"It 🌞was raining too much sometimes in the first sector, next lap in sector three, the next one four and two, leading the way was quite critical because you don’t know how much water to expect.
"I was disco𒆙vering the track every lap and believe me, it haꦐs been my longest three laps of my life.
"I managed to win and I was so happy. In the afternoon it was a bit eas🌳ier and the grip was lower from the rain in the morning. But I understood the track and could keep my pace."
Bautista’s hat-trick means he has now won 11 of the first 12 races this season, and all six of the races in Cataluꦿnya since last season.
"Maybe it’s not my ho♉use and garden but I🦄 feel very good on this track," added the Spaniard. "I have always been very fast here in my time with 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP.
"For me, if it didn't rain then no proꦚblem b🦂ecause I could do nothing and I have to adapt to the condition.
"But for sure, I always prefer a dry rac😼e because it is more safe. I feel good in this track and I hope to have the sam💝e feeling in the next rounds."
Rinaldi gives up P2 after de✤stroying tyre in final WorldSBK race of🎶 the weekend
After being knocked out of podium contention in Raꦕce 1, fading in the Superpole Race when it began to rain, Rinaldi was under pressure to perfor🌠m in the final race.
But that’s what the Italian did despite destroying his tyres and ultimately losing two seconds on the final lap whic▨h allowed Razgatlioglu to 🌊overtake him for P2.
Rinaldi said: "It has been the꧟ toughest weekend of this year because on Friday I had the pace to fight for the podium but yesterday happened what happened.
"This moཧrning I was fighting for the podium but the rain came and I missed the podium. Race 2 I was second but I finished my tyre, I couldn’t stand up [the bike] and I almost crashed in every right corner.
"This is why Toprak had the chance to catch me and overtake me. But it’s okay because yesterday we didn’t race 🧸and I didn’t know the drop of the tyre.
"Also, I didn’t have the for𝓰ce in my hand 🅺to defend at the end of the race. Today was a struggle in all the races."