Like in the previous two races of the weekend, Vierge was an early contender in Race 2 as he fought the likes of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alvaro Bautista, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Toprak Razgatlioglu and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jonathan Rea,🍌 something a Honda rider has struggled to do for many years in World𓆉SBK.

And after holding off Rea and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Axel Bassani before pulling clear du꧟ri🐭ng the mid-race point, Vierge looked poised to challenge Razgatlioglu for P3.

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However, the 2021 WorldSBK champion extended the gap🔴 late on as a best of P4 💛- a result Vierge has already achieved in WorldSBK - appeared to be coming his way once more.

That was until a mistake on the final lap by 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Michael Ruben Rinaldi, which gifted third spot to the Spaniard.

"I’m the happiest man on eꦜarth right now,” said Vierge ⛄in parc ferme. “Race-by-race we are getting better and let’s work harder to stay like this weekend. 

"We fought so hard for this since the first day th🤪at I jumped on the bike. It ha🌊s not been easy. Sometimes we get close but we always miss some details. 

"After a really difficult start this season the team ga𒊎ve me the sup✃port to stay calm. We prepared a plan to make many laps with a stable pace and this gave me the chance to have the confidence back. 

"Lap-by-lap I got the speed and and since the beginning we had quite a good pace to fight for that posit🎃ion but we struggled a lot in the qualify💟ing." 

Vierge struggled during the season-opener in Phillip Islan🦂d las🀅t weekend, as Honda’s big overhaul in terms of upgrades seemingly did little to close the gap from Ducati in particular.

But as shown in Mandalika, when on f♐orm and having a bike underneath him that’s working at🔜 its best, Vierge can’t be taken lightly. 

Speaking about the big difference in performance from one track to another and why that is, Vierge added: "It’s difficult because our bike from here to Australia is the same. In ⛦Australia I had so many problems because the tyres are so hard and we are not able to ride like I want. 

"But here, with the softer, I am able to ride much better so it’s difficult to say. Look🌠s like we made a step forward this year and the reality is that we are getting closer."

Vierge also spoke about Rinaldi’s mistake which was c♓rucial in allowing the former Moto2 rider to claim his first Superbike💛 podium.

A challenging circuit at ౠthe best of times due to the heat and subsequent lack of grip, the Team HRC rider said: "Everybody arrives at the last laps with the tyres on the limit and in the last three laps I lost the front. I think he ran wide at turn ten so I took that advantage."