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It’s been a busy May for WorldSBK; the superbike\u00a0riders, between\u00a0Most Round and Aragon Round next week, completed a two-days test at the Misano circuit! They were the first real tests of the season, after a winter affected by bad weather.<\/p>\n
Baldassarri and Team Go Eleven started with the bike that came out of Most, before exploring little-known areas of this new double-sided Ducati Panigale V4-R. During race weekends, it’s always difficult to find the time to test something different, which is why these two days proved to be particularly important. On the first day, the technicians worked primarily on the bike’s geometry, testing it in various settings, both making it “longer”\u00a0for greater stability and “shorter”\u00a0to improve areas of\u00a0agility. On day 1, #34 focused on race pace, adding kilometers on the harder tyres, which will then be used during the Round weekend. Best time in 1.33.142, facing some difficulties in the first sector.<\/p>\n
Free Practice 1:\u00a0<\/em> Free Practice 2:\u00a0<\/em> The second day,\u00a0Balda did many laps in the morning, around 60, primarily testing front-end solutions, including a new fork calibration aimed at achieving greater feeling and aggressiveness when entering corners. Around mid-morning, the program included using the Q tyre, in conditions similar to Superpole. It was a significant step forward on the first run,\u00a0improving mainly the first sector, but still leaving some room for improvement. In the afternoon, work moved\u00a0to used tyres again; two times\u00a0in the 33.0s, despite very hot temperatures, around 50 degrees Celsius on the asphalt. A final attempt with the qualifying tyres; a 32.7 was the best time, but without finding a great feeling with the rear.<\/p>\n Free Practice 3:\u00a0<\/em> Free Practice 4:\u00a0<\/em> An overall positive test, which confirms the current level of the Go Eleven package, consistently close to the top 5 these two days, too, but there’s still a step forward to make to fight for the podium. A wealth of data was collected during the test, which will be analyzed ahead of the weekend of June 12-14!<\/p>\n Now we move on to Aragon, Round 5 of WorldSBK!<\/p>\n
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