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There may not have been a repeat of the incredible race 1 feat but the guys in the Ducati camp can nevertheless be satisfied with the race 2 results. Chaz Davies showed that Saturday's win was no fluke, reaching the podium again during what must have been a tough weekend for him.
“It was a mostly lonely but still difficult race - opens Davies - Our start wasn’t bad, but our rivals’ was better. It will be something to work on during the summer break. The bike was making a lot of noise today, so we’ll look into that, but I’m not sure it affected our performance. Our rivals rode a great race nonetheless. I was struggling with grip on the first touch of gas, at high lean angles. I tried my best to take second place, but we would have needed more laps."
There are aspects on which to work, but right now the Welshman is ready to stop and take a breath: “Now we’ll take a break, which will be important to resume training and get back to 100 percent, even though my physical conditions were decent here. Then, we’ll go test at Lausitzring, which will be very important for the second part of the season."
As for Marco Melandri, there is a slightly lower degree of satisfaction. The Italian hoped for a podium after finishing fourth on Saturday, but he had to settle for the same result on Sunday, despite starting from pole, due to a mistake early on: “For sure we expected a better result after practice. Yesterday’s race was a bit strange, while after WUP today we thought we found the right direction to take at least the podium, but once again we struggled during the race. It seems that our base setup is really competitive but doesn’t work as well in hot conditions, where we struggle with grip. We need to understand why."
Another weekend in which Marco nevertheless confirms his speed, as he sums up the first part of the season.
“It’s been a positive first half of the season. I gradually adjusted to the bike and I feel progressively more comfortable. Of course we wanted to do better here after winning at Misano. The tests at Lausitzring will be very useful. We’ll get better, my team is working really hard and I’m optimistic for the future."
(Photocredits Anna Simone)
