Key takeaways from the 2017 World Superbike at Phillip Island
The first event of the World SBK 2017 took place this weekend in Phillip Island, Australia. To complete our near-live reports, here are the main facts to remember and statements from the Superbike riders after their two Australian races..
WSBK 2017 at Phillip Island – Page 2: statements and results
Jonathan Rea – Kawasaki (1st and 1st): "It’s amazing, those numbers are staggering. Winning the first race under the new rules is really good, especially having won on Saturday. A victory that penalized me more on the grid on Sunday. It’s the best way to start. my season and I am already looking forward to the next races. Phillip Island is a famous track for being difficult to escape there, forcing to fight until the last lap. To finish ahead after both races this weekend. end is something really special. I can’t tell you how difficult it was, Chaz was riding very fast, and I take my hat off to Marco (Melandri, Editor’s note), because he was showing a good pace at halfway through the race. I knew that for the battle of the last lap Chaz would be there. Winning like this makes me even more proud and starting the season that way gives me confidence in the future. ".
Chaz Davies – Ducati (2nd and 2nd): "Overall, I’m happy with my weekend: there was a big risk of leaving here without points or without podiums, because there are a lot of people fighting, especially with the new rules and we can easily get The pace in the second round was much faster than yesterday: everyone tried to take the lead today and "break" the group. I applied a slightly different strategy today: j I tried to take the lead several times and tried to escape with two laps to go, but it was very difficult. In any case, I’m very happy overall. "
Alex Lowes – Yamaha (4th and 4th): "The team did a great job during the winter and I improved in some areas. It was tight today, and I think I still had some under the grip for the last laps, but it didn’t ‘didn’t work. I have to settle for those two fourth places. I have to be a little stronger and focus on Thailand where we will have to fight to hope for the same results as this weekend. My goal is to finish behind both Kawasaki and being the next strongest rider ".
Tom Sykes – Kawasaki (3rd and 6th): "During the second race, I didn’t catch the pace of the leaders, so I ended up ninth or tenth after a few laps (Sykes fell back to 7th place on the grid following his 3rd position in race 1, Editor’s note. The drivers in front of me got into a bit of a fight and the leaders took off …. After nine laps I was able to close the gap: I think I did a good job, but I had to can use my rear tire too much ".
Marco Melandri – Ducati (retirement after crash and 3rd) : "In the first run, I passed Lowes at the first turn and then moved on to the second. But he changed course much earlier than normal … By the way, he hit my front wheel and "I crashed. I’m disappointed, because this mistake will force me to start from tenth place tomorrow. It’s a shame after a good qualifying, but we’ll see how it goes. I will race my race without thinking about the others. Obviously, getting back to competition and being able to fight with the best is a positive point for the future. I just need to get to the finish. The second race was really tough: I started well but I I lost places in the traffic at the start so I pushed hard to come back. But I used up my tires as much as my energy … When I took the lead, I tried to impose my pace but with hindsight, that was not the right thing to do: three laps from the end, when Rea and Davies raised tone, I was a bit in trouble with the grip and I couldn’t attack. "
Leon Camier – MV Agusta (5th and 8th): “We had a decent start, but I think we went in the wrong direction on the set-up. I suffered to keep pace and stay in touch at the start of the race when everyone else had good grip. other bikes were turning a lot better as I was wasting a lot of time on the corner trying to do it. Saturday initially I was in the right group but they got loose in the early laps. frustrating, but somehow I expected it to be more difficult ".
Michael van der Mark – Yamaha (9th and 7th): "I think it’s really positive that we’ve managed to get closer to the lead. I was finally able to ride my bike with worn tires. The outcome of the second race is positive and I’m looking forward to being in Thailand. I have the feeling that we finally found what we were looking for. I had to maintain the angle constantly. Today, I can straighten the bike out of curves and that gives us confidence ".
Nicky Hayden – Honda (11th and retired after a crash): "I feel good. I twisted my knee a bit, but I don’t think it’s that serious (hopefully, because the Kentucky Kid had the same knee surgery last November, Ed). It wasn’t a positive day for us. The feeling was a bit better in some places. We made a few changes to handle the tires better, especially with the higher temperature this Sunday. It was a little better on the way. acceleration, but less good under braking. Compared to the first race, my laps were better and I improved my partial. I tried to follow Savadori and Laverty, but I did not force too much. There is too little positive points to take from this weekend. Without being negative, we weren’t expecting to come and be beaten like we were. Had a rough weekend, I made a mistake and crashed . It was all my fault. Sometimes the race goes like this and we will try to turn the page in Thailand e ".
2017 WSBK Race Results and Rankings at Phillip Island
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