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BMW S 1000 RR racer Loris Baz collects more world championship points in Thailand.
Mon Mar 26 14:16:12 CEST 2018 Comunicati Stampa
After the season opener at Australian Phillip Island, the Gulf Althea BMW team was in action at the second round of the 2018 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) at the weekend. This time, the Italian team, with Loris Baz (FRA) riding, took to the track at Chang International Circuit in Buriram. Baz finished the two Thailand round races in 11th and 12th positions respectively.
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Buriram. After the season opener at Australian Phillip Island,
the Gulf Althea BMW team was in action at the second round of the
2018 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) at the
weekend. This time, the Italian team, with Loris Baz (FRA) riding,
took to the track at Chang International Circuit in Buriram. Baz
finished the two Thailand round races in 11th and
12th positions respectively.
In tropical conditions with temperatures around 30
degrees Celsius, Baz was eighth on his BMW S 1000 RR in the first free
practice. In the following sessions, however, he failed to reach the
top-ten positions. In Superpole 1, the French rider qualified
15th on the grid. In both races, Baz made up several places
to finish 11th on Saturday and 12th on Sunday
and collect nine more world championship points. After the two events
in Australia and Thailand, the WorldSBK now begins its European season
with the next races being held on 14th and 15th
April at MotorLand Aragón near Alcañiz (ESP).
Loris Baz:
“In Superpole we had an issue with
the first tyre and then on the second I made a mistake, losing
valuable tenths and missing out on SP2. In Saturday’s race I didn’t
make a great start but then was fast through the first corners.
Unfortunately though, I wasn’t able to conserve the tyre in the
opening stages, which meant I struggled during the final part of the
race. On Sunday, we tried something in the warm-up which felt better
but it didn’t work in the race. Overall, not a good weekend for us. We
need to change the way we work as we are not improving as much as our
rivals throughout the weekend.”