Missing pole position gave Nicolo Bulega “more motivation” for Dutch WorldSBK Race 1 win

Nicolo Bulega says he gained motivation fro🦩m missing pole position before dominating WorldSBK Race 1 at Assen.

Nicolo Bulega, 2025 Dutch WorldSBK, podium. Credit: Gold and Goose.
Nicolo Bulega, 2025 Dutch WorldSBK, podium. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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A dominant performance from 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nicolo Bulega in WorldSBK Race 1 at Assen was partly fuelled by his frustration at missing 🌌pole position in Superpole.

The Italian had been the favourite to take pole ahead of the session, but he was impeded by 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Toprak Razgatlioglu and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Axel Bassani on what lo🅺oked set to be his best lap of the session.

Both Razgatlioglu and Bassani were given three-place grid penalties for the incident, but iꦆt cost Bulega a chance to improve his time from the first run with his second tyre.

That, ultimately, cost Bulega pole position as Sam Lowes improved on his sec🐽ond tyre♕ to take a maiden pole and the lap record.

The Italian was frustrated by the incident, and said after Race 1 that he used that as motivation for what was a dominant victory, the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:World Superbike points leader winning by almost eight secoꦛnds as he increaseᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚd his championship lead to 41 points.

“I’m very happy because we started really well from FP1 and we improved a lit🌌tle bit in every session,” said Bulega a🔯fter Race 1.

“I had a lot of fun riding my bike during the race so thanks to my team. They gave me a very good pack♌age and I tried to use it 100 per cent until the last lap.

“I was quite angry because I missed ꦏpole position and it wasn’t my mistake. It can happen but it actually gave me more๊ motivation for Race 1.

“💮I was very focused on trying to win. I want to enjoy this vi🌳ctory and then we’ll think about tomorrow.

“The weather ღmight change, it might be worseꦅ, but it’ll be the same for everybody.”

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