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Podium in race 1, then tyre woes |
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Posted by Staff
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Saturday, 23 February 2008 |
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PODIUM IN RACE ONE, THEN TYRE
WOES
After a tremendous Superpole lap yesterday and the
recent very productive tests at the circuit, Troy was disappointed not to
finish on the podium in both today’s pair of 18-lap races. He took a
superb third in the first race and finished seventh in the second.
In both races Troy suffered some sort of tyre problems but in race
two his tyres lost so much grip that he nearly crashed. Troy was
philosophical about proceedings today, but he was also very frustrated.
Troy
Bayliss gave the new 1200cc Ducati its debut win in the opening race,with Max
Biaggi (Ducati) second and Troy third. Spaniard Fonsi Nieto (Suzuki) won race
two, with Xaus (Ducati) second and Biaggi third.
Troy, Race 1: 3rd, Race 2: 7th
It was
another frustrating day for me today because I really believed, after
our recent tests here and yesterday’s qualifying and Superpole, two podiums
would be possible.
In race one I used the hardest front and rear tyre
available (I was the only one with this choice) and the tyres were pretty
consistent, but they didn’t allow me to go any faster! They were OK early
on, then dropped and then dropped again and that was enough to prevent me from
challenging the front two.
I talked with the tyre people after race one
and changed for race two.
These ones only lasted ten laps and after that
I had many, many slides and nearly crashed a couple of times. I just had to keep
going as best I could, and that’s what I did. In a way, I suppose I lucky
because I managed to finish the race.
See ya,
Troy
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