Max Cook dinner is joyful together with his third podium at Manufacturers Hatch BSB, however admits he desires to enhance a couple of steps earlier than the tip of the season.
Manufacturers Hatch is Cook dinner’s second race of 2026, and after Donington he has achieved three podiums in three races, taking his complete to seven podiums this season.
Nonetheless, the Bimota rider continues to be and not using a win in BSB and is clearly hoping to get one earlier than the tip of the yr, with six races remaining.
Scott Redding, Kyle Ryde and Max Cook dinner on the rostrum on the 2026 Manufacturers Hatch BSB Race 2. Credit score: Ian Hopgood…
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“I assumed perhaps we’d have the right bike this weekend, nevertheless it seems they solely had a slight edge,” Cook dinner advised Crash.internet after Race 3 at Manufacturers Hatch.
“Clearly my bike was nonetheless nice, however they nonetheless gave me just a little one-up.
“Clearly, third place is a giant factor, however we’re not going to remain third all season. We would wish to preserve going, however we’ll have to attend and see.”
However general, Cook dinner was joyful together with his weekend and was clearly in third place, forward of the likes of Leon Haslam and Bradley Ray within the group behind him.
Max Cook dinner, BSB, 2026, Model Hatch
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“I feel general I’m actually pleased with it,” he stated.
“I feel I didn’t have sufficient tempo to run with Kyle (Journey) and Scott (Redding), however I attempted to do as many laps as I may. Each lap was like a qualifying lap and I ran it as completely as I may.”
“I used to be very pleased with the best way I rode (Sunday) and did not make any errors.
“However in the direction of the tip, I felt just a little cramp when the rear tire began to drop just a little bit. That was a little bit of a letdown. I actually simply wasn’t robust sufficient to beat Kyle and Scott. However general, I am fairly pleased with the weekend.”
Race 3 particularly was a robust one for Cook dinner, who stayed near the highest two automobiles for a lot of the race, however dropped again within the last phases.
Max Cook dinner, 2026 Manufacturers Hatch BSB. Credit score: Ian Hopgood Pictures.
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“(I) was capable of get as many 1:24 as I may, which was sufficient to get me into fourth place once more, which was good,” Cook dinner stated. “That’s what I used to be aiming for, actually.
“There was a second the place I used to be standing proper behind Kyle and thought, ‘We will actually do that.’ Then I noticed Kyle and Scott begin combating just a little bit and I assumed, ‘This might actually assist.’
“The security automotive was simply one among them. It was fairly an extended tire, so the tire temperature and strain had been down fairly a bit. So it was good to get that again. I feel we may have continued the momentum and issues like that and nonetheless have the ability to get one thing like 1 minute 24 seconds.”
“However general I am joyful. I do know they’re saying just a little additional down the highway, nevertheless it’s been good.”
