Three weeks on from his maiden WorldSBK win at Assen, Andrea Locatelli now faces his residence crowd because the Italian Spherical marks the fifth spherical of the 2025 season.
The Pata Yamaha rider now sits third within the championship standings having turn into the primary rider to win a World Superbike race whereas not driving a Ducati or BMW since Alex Lowes received Race 2 at Phillip Island final 12 months on a Kawasaki.
Locatelli – who welcomes Jonathan Rea again into the Pata Yamaha storage this weekend for the primary time for the reason that remaining preseason check in Australia, the Northern Irish rider lastly making his return to racing after two months out by means of damage – stated his maiden victory, which got here after a document 154 begins, had lastly had probability to settle in after a number of weeks off.
“I’ve had a while for the win in Assen to really feel actual at residence now, it was an unbelievable feeling, like a dream,” Locatelli stated forward of his residence spherical at Cremona.
“Now I can’t wait to race at my residence spherical in Cremona, we wish to take the constructive feeling ahead – the monitor is kind of difficult however we have now base, the aim is to work nicely from Friday in free observe and attempt to be quick in each session to reach prepared for Race 1.
“We additionally know from final 12 months that Superpole is de facto vital to get begin place.
“I’m trying ahead to the weekend, I hope to see many followers once more within the grandstands and placed on present for everybody!
“As all the time, we preserve believing in ourselves and in our work with Yamaha and the workforce – and push to be preventing for the rostrum once more.”
