That's three different manu-
facturers in the top three places
after eight of 12 rounds, so the
Next Generation Rules are work-
ing pretty fairly, in both senses.
At Donington, however, the
story was all about sunshine and
Booth-Amos' two glittering race
wins and seeing Arenas easing
away yet again after what was
another tough weekend for his
rivals.
WorldWCR
A Saturday race collision be
-
tween championship rivals,
Maria Herrera and Beatriz Neila,
was wildly controversial. Neila
was knocked off at high speed
and was unable to restart. Cue
rude gestures to eventual race
winner Herrera. Even though
Maria got two long-lap penalties,
she still won from the simi
-
larly penalized (for a jump start)
Paola Ramos.
In race two, Herrera thought
she had won both the race and
the championship, but after
she was penalized (for another
crash-inducing contact, with
Ramos this time), Neila finally
won the race. Herrera now has
226 points and Neila 182, a
difference of 44 points with a
maximum of 50 remaining at the
final Jerez round.
Gordon Ritchie
WorldSBK Race One (Top 5)
1. Iker Lecuona (Duc)
2. Nicolo Bulega (Duc)
3. Yari Montella (Duc)
4. Sam Lowes (Duc)
5. Thomas Bridewell (Duc)
Superpole Race (Top 5)
1. Nicolo Bulega (Duc)
2. Yari Montella (Duc)
3. Sam Lowes (Duc)
4. Alex Lowes (bim)
5. Axel Bassani (bim)
WorldSBK Race Two (Top 5)
1. Nicolo Bulega (Duc)
2. Iker Lecuona (Duc)
3. Yari Montella (Duc)
4. Axel Bassani (bim)
5. Alex Lowes (bim)
WIND
IN THE
P58
After a controversial
race one, Beatriz Neila
got the last word by
winning the second
WorldWCR race.
