Although he’s shown similar speed to the WorldSBK champion through the opening two rounds, inconsistency has once▨ again let Rinaldi dow🃏n.

The Italian found the wet conditions of Race 1 in Phillip Island to be a monumental challenge as he dropped from sixth to P14, before making a mistake on the opening lap of Race 1 in Mandalika, as he clipped 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Axel Bassani before crashing out. 

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When he’s finished a race, Rinaldi has often been on or aroဣund the podium posi💯tions, but in order to challenge Bautista for the title he will need to find an extra step.  

"For sure, my goal this season is to try to fight for the title," Rinaldi told . "The first two rounds at Phillip Island and Mandal🎶ika, I felt really strong but, in the end, I wasn’t able to take the points or results that I wanted to. 

"At the moment, I am the lion that is chasing the gazelle! My teammate ꦰis already 67 points away, but I’m not focused on that. I am focused on getting the maximum result each weekend which is the most important thing. 

"In the e🎃nd, I felt really good on the bike and really strong so I think, this year, we can do a great job!"

While turning his impressive speed into consistent results is the next aim for Rinaldi, there’s no denyin🐠g that the Italian has found something more compared to last season.

Rinaldi was ve💎ry rarely able to compete with Bautista, which has been far from the 🍷case in 2023.

One of the major reasons for that is a change 𒆙to his ofಞf-season training approach, which included more preparation with former Ducati rider Chaz Davies, who is the Rider Coach for both Bautista and Rinaldi.

"This winter, I completely changed my way of training," added Rinaldi. "Now I have different daily routines and different training𒅌s. I feel really different as a rider. 

"I feel really strong. I worked this wi🐷nter with Chaz Davies, our rider coach, and we understood our weak poꦺints and we worked on them. It’s a new version. It’s small details that make a big difference."