Andrea Locatelli arrives at the second and last back to back of the season with seven victories in seven races, the last two of which he won on the Spanish track. Here the number 55 showed once again great speed and mastery of his Yamaha YZF-R6, conquering not only the two victories but also the pole position, and signing the record lap in the race.
The second stage between the ups and downs of Motorland, which as usual will host two races between Saturday and Sunday, can represent an important moment for the fate of the championship standings, where Locatelli is first with full points with 175 points, 45 more than Cluzel second.
The reigning world champion team is already at work in view of the first two free practice sessions, which will take place on Friday, and will be the prelude to the Superpole and Race 1 on Saturday, while Sunday will be the moment of Race 2. The Superpole and the two races will be visible live on Sky Sport MotoGP, channel 208 of the Sky platform.
Fabio Evangelista (Team Principal): "I am very confident ahead of the weekend, especially after the excellent results collected a few days ago on this same track. Certainly for the upcoming round we will need to improve further, to be faster in some parts of the track and defend ourselves against our rivals, who will undoubtedly be very fierce. The weather forecast speaks of high temperatures, which could be a point in our favour both for our set-up and for Andrea's riding style, to try to replicate the results obtained so far".
Andrea Locatelli: "Race on the same track again will be special, as everyone will have more references and can be faster. After last weekend we have analyzed a lot of data and we have some ideas to improve. We want to make the most of each session available, also in relation to possible changes in weather conditions. I'm very happy with the team's work and, after the victories achieved on this track over the past weekend, I'm sure we can be protagonists again".
WEEKEND TIMETABLE - SUPERSPORT
Friday
11.30 - 12.15 Free practice 1
16.00 - 16.45 Free practice 2
Saturday
09.30 - 09.50 Free practice 3
11.40 - 12.05 Superpole
15.15 - Race 1 (15 laps)
Sunday
09.25 - 09.40 Warm up
12.30 - Race 2 (15 laps)