A “very robust” BSB weekend for Leon Haslam at Cadwell Park is adopted up by a house race for the Moto Rapido Ducati rider at Donington.
Haslam went into the Cadwell Park BSB weekend optimistic having proven aggressive pace in apply and within the take a look at beforehand.
However a crash in qualifying meant he began again on row 5 for Race 1, one thing which conditioned all three races for him at what’s a troublesome circuit to overhaul.
“Cadwell Park for me was type of bittersweet actually,” stated Haslam.
“Clearly, we began the take a look at P1 and within the 1:25s and I did fairly an excellent run within the 25s even as much as lap 10 in apply.
“We began fifteenth after issues and a crash in qualifying, so what I believed was going to be difficult for wins and particular podiums became a really robust weekend.
“We ran off in race one and we nonetheless managed to work our manner again to eighth despite the fact that we misplaced six seconds mid-race and within the second race we received a little bit of a greater grid place and ended up with a fourth.
“Once more, I felt like I had the rostrum tempo but it surely simply took just a little bit too lengthy to get by a few of the riders. Within the final race we did have just a few points and received a seventh, and it was irritating.
“We had been the highest Ducati, which is all the time good and we moved from fifth to 3rd within the championship and prolonged that hole and even truly closed down on Brad [Bradley Ray], so it as an entire it wasn’t dangerous, however my expectations for outcomes was just a little bit increased.”
Typically, it was a studying weekend for Haslam at Cadwell Park however one which hasn’t dampened his optimism for the Donington spherical or for the rest of the season which options tracks he feels go well with the Panigale V4 R.
“We are able to be taught from Cadwell, the group labored fantastically.
“Donington, we had just a few points there at first of the yr, however basically the bike was working actually, very well and I’m wanting ahead now to those previous few rounds into Assen, Oulton Park and Manufacturers Hatch as they’re all circuits that I actually get pleasure from and the Ducati will be very sturdy at.”
