flagged after another Bridewell accident. Remarkably, he was largely unscathed again, but come Monday morning, he’ d be feeling the effects of those two high-speed crashes. The race was called and full points awarded after this red flag. Lecuona scored three second place finishes from three starts and still manages to smile. If constantly finishing second to Bulega is tearing him apart, he covers it well. He probably figures that with Bulega on the move to MotoGP next year, WorldSBK 2027 could be his time to shine.
ALL ABOUT CONSISTENCY Aside from Aruba. it, the problem in the first half of the season had been one of consistency with no rider able to reel off a series of top 5 finishes. More recently, Aragon aside, Yari Montella is doing everything required to secure third in the overall championship and first in the independent rider’ s series. Team owner Marco Barnabò is looking much happier now, unlike earlier in the season when his looks of despair reflected his riders making regular
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