A weekend where the Go Eleven riders are been protagonists, but they come home with the bag half-empty. Roman attack from Friday morning, then work for the performance constancy, the track presents many holes and is slippery, so is important to work for the race. In Race 1 he immediately fight in the top ten, at twelve laps to the end seems to be able to attack Fores but the drop off of the rear tire is more than expected, De Rosa is too far, so brings home a top ten very important. In the warm up the team tested a different set up for race 2, it is improved so much to be able to fight for the seventh position but on the first lap Roman is involved in the fall of Russo, Riccardo slips to the curve five trying an overtaking impossible and involves the our Roman Ramos, that without guilt take his bike, stops at the box to repair the bike, restarts and ends 15th. The mechanics are been great.
Kazuki Watanabe found himself very well in the ups and downs of the Portuguese track, his weekend has been in growing steadily, then in the race he asked too much at his front and falls at the curve 3, but this Sunday he would have all the cards to aim at the top 10.
Gino Rea confirms as the fastest Kawasaki rider, obviously after that of Kenan Sofuoglu, the job brings him closer to the first, in qualifying took the third row and he fighted the whole race for the sixth position but at three laps to end, the fate , his right handlebar has a problem, unfortunately he must give up, but he does the miracle and still bring his zx6r at the end of the race, taking two points. booty too poor for the value expressed up to that moment.
Gino Rea confirms as the fastest Kawasaki rider, obviously after that of Kenan Sofuoglu, the job brings him closer to the first, in qualifying took the third row and he fighted the whole race for the sixth position but at three laps to end, the fate , his right handlebar has a problem, unfortunately he must give up, but he does the miracle and still bring his zx6r at the end of the race, taking two points. booty too poor for the value expressed up to that moment.
Roman Ramos 40 (WSBK race 1; 10th): “We fought all weekend with grip problems and honestly thought that was worse for the race, then I saw that also others riders were not fit and so I tried to push as long as I could, I saw Fores in front and wanted to take him, but the rear tire is drop off too much. Was important for us to go back in the top ten.”
Roman Ramos 40 (WSBK race 2; 15th): “When I restarted after the fall I realized that today we were strong, more than usual, and that is the biggest regret. I think Riccardo has exaggerated, you can not throw away everything in the first lap, I do not know what he wanted to do, he came in at an impossible speed and when he touched the curb with the front he crashed and centering me. I’m very sorry, the team had done a fantastic job and could be a very happy Sunday, instead …”
Gino Rea 4 (WSS race; 14th.): “I can not believe what happened, really an incredible misfortune. On the weekend we worked fine and I had a good feeling, in the last part of the race I realized I had more traction than Zanetti and Caricasulo and I was ready to pass them, then I had to give up. We have to tighten our teeth, before or after will also turn to our favour.”
Kazuki Watanabe 26 (WSS race; rit): “In this weekend I got to know the different faces of the bike, I managed to be faster in the practices and we could do a good race, I’m sorry for making a mistake and frustrated to thrown away the job of all the weekend, but I coming home with a lot of positive things and I am confident that I can make a nice ending of the season, as we all deserve.”
Denis Sacchetti (Team Manager): “Today I’m a bit angry and sorry, we are working hard, we are competitive in both categories and especially today we could pick up two great results, both in Supersport and Superbike, but nothing …. but I’m sure that tenacity sooner or later will repay us. The result of Roman in race 1 gives us moral, we needed it. We have a great team, and this makes me happy, we are like a family that working together to follow that dream …. now we must continue on this road to reach it.”
