Last laps of Dutch WorldSBK Race 1 “like it was raining” for Danilo Petrucci

Danilo Petrucci says the front tyre wear he experienced in Dutch WorldSBK Race👍 1 was “crazy”.

Danilo Petrucci, Toprak Razgatlioglu, 2025 Dutch WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.
Danilo Petrucci, Toprak Razgatlioglu, 2025 Dutch WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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Tyre drop off at the end of WorldSBK Race 1 at Assen meant that 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Danilo Petrucci was battling gravity as much as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Toprak Razgatlioglu to achieve his second podium of the season.

The Italian ultimately took third place, albeit almost 15 seconds behind 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nicolo Bulega, a gap that was largely created in the final 🅰laps of the race where tyre wear began to significantly affect the ℱpace of both Petrucci and Razgatlioglu.

After the race, Razgatlioglu had said that, while he struggled with the front tyre, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖💎结果历史:it was the rear that caused him ๊to lose pace. ꦅFor Petrucci, though, the issue was clearly at t♑he front.

“It’s really nice because it’s always good to be on the poꦓdium, especially when you are fighting with the top guys it’s a matter of details, a matter of tenths per lap,” Petrucci told WorldSBK.com.

“This race was quite difficult becau🅘se I was quite afraid about the [rear tyre wear], but in the end the problem was the front [tyre] and in the last eight laps the situation was crazy.

“Me and Toprak [Razgatlioglu] did a great battlജe but the problem was to stay up on the bike becaus💫e the front tyre was really gone.”

On his battle with Razgatlioglu, Petrucci added: “I was really in trouble, the last lap was like it was raining for us – I think for every💙one, but for example me and Toprak were riding three or four seconds slower thaꦜn our best lap and it’s [a lot].”

Ultimately, despite the dꦡifficulties in achieving it, Petrucci was satisfied with the third place which marked his second podium of the season.

“At the end, a great podium, good points for the championship; I’m really happy, we are doing a great job with my team, and finally back on♍ the podium in a feature race.”

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