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April 11 2010 - Interviews after portimao Races
The second round of the HANNspree Superbike World Championship and the first round of the Superstock 1000 FIM for Pedercini team to the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimao. Pedercini Superbike riders Roger Lee Hayden and Matteo Baiocco continued to work on their Kawasaki ZX 10R. Both riders ended the two Superbike races, collecting a lot of useful data that will be very important for the team’s tecnical staff to improve the bikes performance.
A positive debut for Danilo Petrucci and Chris Leeson in Superstock 1000 world cup.
A tough weekend for Hayden and Baiocco on the difficult and technical Portuguese track. Both riders must adapt their style to their new Kawasaki ZX 10R. They have worked hard over the three days, testing various electronic and bike set but without finding the better feeling with their bikes. Unfortunately Hayden and Baiocco just missed out on the Superpole starting the race on the sixth row of the grid. In race one Hayden was eighteenth while team mate Baiocco crossed the line nineteenth. Similar result in race two.
Seventeenth position for Hayden with Baiocco behind in eighteenth. Petrucci e Leeson during the Portimao test session worked for the first time with their technical staff to understand their new Kawasaki bikes. In Sunday race Petrucci started from the third row in ninth position while Leeson lined up in fifth row with the twentieth lap time. Very good performance for Petrucci who reached the ninth place. Leeson crossed the line in sixteenth place very close to the points zone.
Pedercini team is now in Valencia to perform two test days on the Spanish circuit where the third rounds of the Superbike world championship and the second round of the Superstock 1000 FIM World Cup will take place over the weekend of April 9/10/11.
Superbike
Race 1 : 1) Biaggi (Aprilia) – 2) Haslam (Suzuki) - 3) Rea (Honda) - 4) Checa (Ducati) – 5) Camier (Aprilia) – 6) Byrne (Ducati) ……..18) Hayden (Kawasaki) – 19) Baiocco (Kawasaki)
Race 2 : 1) Biaggi (Aprilia) – 2) Haslam (Suzuki) - 3) Crutchlow (Yamaha) - 4) Checa (Ducati) – 5) Camier (Aprilia) – 6) Toseland (Yamaha)……. 17) Hayden (Kawasaki) – 18) Baiocco (Kawasaki)
Matteo Baiocco : “I’m pretty satisfied with the work I have done with my team during this weekend in Portimao. In race two my pace was not so far from the one of the fastest riders, despite some gear problem we suffered on my Kawasaki bike in both race. I’m working very well with my team’s technical staff and I’m confident with my technicians. They are helping me a lot to find the right feeling with my Kawasaki ZX 10R. We must continue on this way to be able to reach some good results in the next races”.
Roger Lee Hayden :” It has been a difficult weekend for me. I couldn’t get a good feeling for the bike during the practice and qualifying sessions and then I started from the sixth row of the grid. It’s very difficult to score good results starting from the sixth row, but I tried even harder to pass some riders, but the gap was just too big. My mechanics have worked hard for which I want to thank them. I'm understanding the machine's potential better every time out and I want to reach some points in my next races. We hope to solve our set up problems during next Valencia test that will be very important for me to learn the track and to improve my feeling with Pirelli tyres”.
Superstock 1000 FIM Cup
Race : 1) Badovini (BMW) – 2) Berger (Honda) - 3) Baz (Yamaha) - 4) Barrier (BMW) – 5) Bussolotti (Honda) ……. 9) Petrucci (Kawasaki)…………16) Leeson (Kawasaki)
Danilo Petrucci : ”I’m pretty satisfied for my race today. It was tough because it was my first race with this team and this bike and I’m still learning how my bike is working but I gained a lot of confidence very quickly and I was able to reach the final ninth position in my 2010 Superstock race. My feeling with the team is very good and I worked very well with my technicians. Now we’ll go in Valencia for two very important test days and I’m sure I’ll reach some good results in my next races”.
Chris Leeson : “I’m very happy to race with Pedercini team in Superstock 1000 championship. I know Portimao circuit because I competed here in Superstock 2009 last race of the season. During the practices we worked very hard but we did not find the right setting for my Kawasaki, because on this track is very difficult to find the right set up. I started the race from the fifth row and I was able to recover some position and to finish in sixteenth place. I’m disappointed only because I was not able to enter the point zone, but I know I can collect some good points in my next races. In Valencia test I hope to learn the circuit and to work with my team to be ready for the next race”.
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