Pata Yamaha WorldSBK rider Andrea Locatelli is optimistic forward of this weekend’s Dutch Spherical after scoring his first podium of the season at Portimao.
The Italian rider was on the rostrum two weeks in the past in Race 1, the primary race Yamaha has run with its up to date YZF-R1 – the most important change to the Australian Spherical being a brand new chassis launched underneath the Superconcession guidelines.
On prime of the shape from Portimao, Locatelli additionally feels that the Dutch Spherical may be optimistic for himself and Yamaha due to the Assen circuit’s flowing format, on which the 2020 WorldSSP Champion secured his first World Superbike podium again in 2021.
“I’m actually comfortable after Portimao, we confirmed sturdy potential in each race and now we have to deliver all these good factors to Assen as a result of it’s one other good observe for me and for the Yamaha R1,” Locatelli mentioned forward of this weekend’s Dutch Spherical.
“We are going to do our greatest to attempt to make one other nice weekend, which I believe will likely be attainable to do. Let’s proceed like this, working to get the utmost from the bundle we’ve got for the time being.
“I additionally get pleasure from using in Assen, it’s a quick observe and I can’t wait to go there this week – it was the place the place I obtained my first podium in WorldSBK.
“I’ve all of the components to be aggressive and robust right here, so now it is time to focus for the weekend.”
O’Halloran: “Hopefully we’re somewhat bit quicker”
Having appeared on the BSB calendar till 2019, Assen is a circuit that Jason O’Halloran is extra skilled at than Portimao, and having now obtained one race weekend underneath his belt on the WorldSBK-spec Yamaha R1 the Australian is hoping for an enchancment in efficiency in his second spherical using instead of the injured Jonathan Rea.
“I’m actually comfortable to come back again for an additional race with Pata Maxus Yamaha, I am trying ahead to seeing all the fellows once more and leaping again on the R1 WorldSBK,” O’Halloran, who subsequent weekend will likely be competing on the 24 Heures Motos race at Le Mans, mentioned.
“The whole lot will likely be extra acquainted for me and the objective will likely be simply to proceed to progress and be taught as shortly as I can through the classes.
“Hopefully this weekend we’re somewhat bit quicker and we are able to get on to competing with the subsequent group of fellows forward of us, maintain enhancing, maintain searching for methods to work on the bundle and revel in using across the lovely circuit that’s Assen.
“I’m actually trying ahead to the subsequent couple of weeks, after all Assen first after which on to Le Mans 24 Hours with YART – each wonderful occasions.”
