Andrea Locatelli “cannot understand” first WorldSBK victory in Assen Race 2

Andrea Locatelli has spoke꧟n of his amazement at taking his firs🎶t WorldSBK victory in Race 2 at Assen.

Andrea Locatelli, 2025 Dutch WorldSBK, podium. Credit: Gold and Goose.
Andrea Locatelli, 2025 Dutch WorldSBK, podium. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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With two laps to go, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Andrea Locatelli looked n🥂ailed on for second place in WorldSBK Race 2 at Assen, but just a few hundred metres after that penultimate lap started he was elevated to the lead, and just under two laps later he scored his first victory.

Locatelli’s victory was certainly fairly fortuitous with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nicolo Bulega retiring with two laps to go, but he was also almost four seconds clear of Alvaro Bautista 🌱by the time the𝓀 chequered flag was waved.

“Honestly, it’s an amazing day,” said Locatelli, speaking to WorldSBK.com after his maiden 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:World Superbike win.

“I cannot understand 🦄that it’s true, but I need to ꧒enjoy the moment.

“I have g👍ood memories here from 2021, it was my first podium, [now] my first victory🃏, so it’s a [sign] maybe.

“We did an amazing job all weekend, we were strong in every situation; we were strong in the wet. So, [we will] keep pushing🍒 in this way and looking forward because we have many races [ahead].”

Locatelli i♕s also optimistic that more wins can follow for him and Yamaha in the remaining races, having achieved one so early 𝓡in the season.

“It’s just the first roܫund, finally [my] first victory and third podium of the season,” he said.

“We need to push ⛦in this way and for sure we ca💛n get more.

“Now I jus﷽t want to enjoy and reset a bit because I need to stop a bit now because I was working quite [hard] to be in this position, and relax a bit and keep fighting again because the next round will be Cremona and there I woul♔d like to be on the podium again, and maybe the victory also, in front of the Italian fans.”

The Italian was fortunate that his compatriot, Bule🐻ga, retired in front of him, but he explained that he was not sure what was happening when Bulega slowed.

“He was pushing hard and he got a big gap, so in th💫e last couple of laps he🐽 had a technical problem and he stopped the bike,” he said.

“[My first thought] was that he took the chequered flag so I was also scared because I didn’t see the chequered flag so I was pushing, and in the end we get t🍨he first victory.

“But I’m happy because [I was] fighting with all c🌄ompetitors, we recover from P4 to P2, I was pushing harder and I get confidence lap-by-lap, and in the end we did an amazing job.”

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