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Iker Lecuona took a risk when rain began falling and snatched the Assen WorldSBK race lead from Nicolo Bulega, but the title lead retaliated to keep his win streak intact.
In the early rounds of the 2025 MotoGP season, Alex Marquez was known as ‘Mr P2,’ and now his countryman, Iker Lecuona, has taken up a similar position in the early WorldSBK rounds. Despite Nicolo Bulega winning all seven races, Lecuona has secured second place in the last four races consecutively. At Assen, a sudden shower gave Lecuona a promising opportunity to break Bulega’s dominance, which he seized by passing him on lap 15 of 21. However, Bulega surged back as conditions improved, regaining the lead with three laps remaining. Lecuona expressed satisfaction with his performance but acknowledged the need to make further improvements to challenge for victory in the upcoming races.
