ROAD RACE
FIM WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 10 / SEPTEMBER 16-18, 2016
EUROSPEEDWAY VERWALTUNGS / LAUSITZRING, GERMANY
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go for it and see what happens.
We will see with the new bike.
The team does not have it yet,
we do not know when we will get
it, so let's hope it is a big step
for us, because in the dry at the
moment, fifth or sixth is our best
position, normally. So we need
to clearly make a step, I need to
make a step, but also I hope we
can get a little help especially in
terms of engine—acceleration,
especially in the slower corners
and mid. On top the bike runs
okay, on top but it is getting
there."
Jordi Torres (Althea BMW)
had been fourth in race one, a
great ride in his own right, as he
was only a second or so behind
to go long and lose 12 seconds.
"Then the tires cooled of
again. I apologize to the team
because even without the right
setting I should be able to do
better than that, so I am disap-
pointed with myself. We will
learn from it. Malaysia, in the
rain was a different story. It was
so grippy there that it was not
good for my reference with Pirelli
and not good for my reference
with these bikes. That track had
exceptional grip and this is the
opposite.
"There is a lot of racing left
to go," Hayden added. "A lot of
points, some new tracks, and
a lot to learn for next year. I am
glad to be back for 2017 and let's
the end. The bike was good on
brakes and could make some
passes, but in turn one I got
pushed a little bit too wide and
that did not help me. But I will
take a podium.
"It was not my best day,"
Hayden said of race two. "I
crashed on Saturday in the wet,
so I did not get to learn the track
and get any setup, and I just had
no feeling from the beginning. I
never could heat the tires. I just
apologize. I did a terrible race.
The bike had no feeling. It felt
like a rock, never gave me any
feedback and I wasn't able to
push. When I finally did start
to push and feel good, Alex
crashed in front of me and I had
Kenan Sofuoglu
collected his fifth
win of the year in
WorldSSP.
