After tak📖ing pole position for WorldSBK Race 1 at Phillip Island, Nicolo Bulega found himself “not so relaxed” thanks to the riders he fouᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚnd around him on the grid.

The Italian took a comfortable 4.8-second victory in the first race at the Australian 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:World Superbike round, 12 months on from his win-on-debut at Phillip Island in 2024, having had a lead of over six seconds for most𒉰 of the race.

“What a way to start the championship,” Bule🎶ga told WorldSBK.com after Race 1.

“I’m really happy because my feeling was good from the first session of the Monday test and every time I go on the bike I know what I can do and what I hꦰave to do.

“𒈔I’m just enjoying riding my bike lap-by-lap, and🔥 it’s an amazing feeling.”

He added that he was nervous before the rac💯e because of the characteristics of some of theཧ riders around him on the grid.

“Honestly, I was not so relaxꦓed before the race, because I knew that close to me there were starting some aggressive riders, especially the first laps for the braking,” he said.

“So,🍸 I tried to stay calm, concentrated, and [...] I started good and finished good.”

Bulega’s pace at the sᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤♊ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚtart of the race was particularly notable, the Italian opening a lead of 3.8 seconds in the first three laps.

“Maybe also in ꧂Supersport in Aragon two years ago, the first lap I had one-and-a-half seconds of advantage,” Bulega said when asked if his start to the race in Phillip Island was his best ever.

“But in Superbike it’🌄s another story, so I’m really happy for this and I’m really proud of w♋hat we are doing.”

It was a performance that earned Bulega the congratulations of his teammate, two-time WorldSBK Champion A🌸lvaro Bautista.

“Well, it was like in the practice,” th🔯e Spaniard said. “He was in another level, he was like two steps ahead of us, so it was normal.

“Congratulations to him, because he did really well during the test, d🀅uring the weekend, and he is really strong here.”

Th🐽e performance he has displayed throughout this week in Phillip Island, and especially during Race 1, has le🔯ft Bulega optimistic ahead of Sunday’s two races.

“Honestly, if I continue with this feeling, I can stay positive,” he said. “I would like♑ to continue in this position.”