PORTUGUESE ROUND | PREVIEW
September 28, 2023
PORTUGUESE ROUND | SATURDAY
September 30, 2023
Bright sunshine characterized the first day of action at the Autodromo Internacional do Alvarge in Portimao (Portugal).
Free practice for the Pirelli Portuguese Round, the eleventh and penultimate weekend of the 2023 WorldSBK season, ended with Alvaro Bautista in first place in the combined standings.
Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team rider did an effective job during FP1 to improve significantly in FP2, especially in terms of race pace.
Alvaro took the lead in Friday’s free practice session with a time of 1’40.476,
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Alvaro Bautista #1
P 1
“We did a good job today. This morning, although the feeling was still positive, we chose to use, as usual, a tire solution that we won’t use during the races. In the afternoon, however, we went back to our preferred choice and the feeling was really very good. Do I think about the classification? Not really, I think race by race and I try to do my best. Then we’ll see.”
