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Aruba.it Racing – Ducati’s sensational World Superbike rookie Nicolo Bulega set the ultimate pace in front of his home crowd at Misano on Friday afternoon as ROKiT BMW Motorrad’s Toprak Razgatlioglu crashed out partway through Free Practice 2. Bulega’s 1:33.511s time was 0.402s clear of second-placed Alvaro Bautista, making it a factory Ducati one-two. With […]
Bulega set a stellar time of 1:33.511s, comfortably ahead of second-placed Bautista, securing a factory Ducati one-two finish. The riders utilized FP2 to assess their race readiness under similar temperature conditions expected for Race 1 and Race 2. Despite early mishaps, both Sam Lowes and Andrea Locatelli managed to continue after incidents on track. Razgatlioglu, on the other hand, lost control and compromised his FP2 performance with a crash. Danilo Petrucci made a late appearance in FP2, demonstrating resilience following his motocross injury that required surgery. The impressive performances of Bulega, Gardner, Iannone, and Razgatlioglu shaped the top five standings, promising an exciting weekend ahead in the World Superbike competition at Misano.