Heading in𝕴to the final lap, the WorldSBK rookie, who had been clo🌟sing in on the Ducati rider for several laps attempted an overtake at the final chicane.

Aegerter went to the inside of Bassani and managed to stay on-track, however, slight contact resulted in the Italian running off the circไuit and coming across the line in fou💙rth.

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But after gaining an advantage in doing so, Bassani was instead dropped to fifth. Happy🐎 to concede the position, Bassani 🎶said if it was for a podium then the feeling around it would have been different.

Speaking to , Bassani added: "I tried for the podium today but I was in thไe middle of Yamahas. Only blue [around me]. But yeah, I’m happy. Domꦡinique was better than me on the last three laps. 

"Now we need to ✨understand what we need to do to arrive on the podium. If it was for a podium I would not be happy but for fourth position it is okay. I want a solution for the podium because we are really near to it."

In terms of Aegerter’s performance, Race 2 was another strong indicati♕on that the two-time WorldSSP champion is beginning to look꧙ like the favourite for rookie of the year.

Consistently ahead of teammate Remy Gar♌dner and Danilo Petrucci, Aegerter was instead close to mixing it with factory Yamꦛaha rider Andrea Locatelli. 

Discussing his race, Aegerter said: "I just spoke with Axel before and it was a great move. That was a great Race 2, finishing 4th and getting top independent is nice. We had a good start and fierce b🃏attles until the last chicane. 

"There are still aspects ✃of this bike that I can learn how to better exploit, we’re going step by step. 

"We have a great long-run pace and base setup, but we should be quick in the early stages too. I’m happy with the package we have, Yamaha and the GYTR GRT Team are doing a great job,ܫ plus it’s goo🍨d we can share data with fast guys. 

﷽"We’ll keep working for sure, that is what has got us where we are today. We hope to be in the top group again in Barcelona."