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Things continue to go very well for Marco Melandri, placing high up the standings with his Panigale R. After finishing Race 1 second, assisted by his team-mate Chaz Davies' crash in the final stages, today the Italian bagged a third place finish, consolidating the positive start he's made to the season.
His race was particularly hard-fought today and he played a starring role alongside Davies and Rea, until a few laps from the end, when, after a great duel with the world champion, he had to let the leading pair go:“Today our bike was more competitive than in Race 1 and we were in contention for the win almost until the very end. I wanted to try to pull away with about 8 laps to go, but unfortunately I almost crashed a couple of times and after that it would have been difficult to pass Rea and Davies."
He added: Each race I learn something new and I’m getting acquainted with the head-to-head battles, but we lacked the necessary grip to push with the front. A weekend that saw Melandri continue to grow, while testing tomorrow could further assist him in terms of bike set-up. Anyway, we’re happy with our performance. We’re constantly fighting for podiums and we're not far from winning. We just need to improve the setup to be a bit more consistent throughout the race, and tomorrow’s tests will be very important to this end.”
