Iker Lecuona says he made no mistake when he crashed in FP2 at Misano World SBK.
Lecuona was second in FP2, simply 0.059s behind teammate Nicolo Brega, with the Spaniard setting his greatest time after crashing at Flip 8.
Lecuona later stated that the crash was not as a consequence of his personal mistake, however somewhat was the results of an experiment with the entrance tire.
Iker Lecuona, 2026 Emilia Romagna World SBK. Credit score: Gold and Goose.
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“I am advantageous,” Iker Lecuona instructed WorldSBK.com after FP2.
“It is only a small crash. I put the SC2 within the entrance like I did in Aragon to attempt it out somewhat bit, however to be sincere, the sting grip was a lot decrease than I anticipated.”
“At Aragon it was superb and I raced in SC2, however right here I (launched) the brakes and simply touched the throttle somewhat to begin the flip and misplaced the entrance.
“At first I stated, ‘Possibly I might help,’ however then I spotted I used to be on the bottom and I used to be simply sliding, and I stated, ‘Okay, I am crashing.’
“However to be sincere, I did not even really feel just like the bike in any respect as a result of I obtained on the bike, changed the pipe, changed the broken half, put the SC1 within the entrance and obtained the quickest lap on the primary lap.
“I crashed as a result of I used to be utilizing the SC2, however I did not make a mistake. I simply misplaced the entrance as a result of I had low grip, so it is not an enormous drawback.”
Iker Lecuona, 2026 Emilia Romagna World SBK. Credit score: Gold and Goose.
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Lecuona added that his first day in Misano was difficult by having to adapt to the WorldSBK machine once more after using Desmosedici’s MotoGP bike at Balaton Park final weekend.
“I’m very comfortable as a result of within the morning it was somewhat tough and difficult to experience the bike,” Lecuona stated.
“Coming from MotoGP, every thing has modified loads, the motion, the facility, the way in which the bike rides, and many others. We began altering somewhat bit. To be sincere, we could have actually include a special really feel, so we needed to change the bike somewhat in comparison with the check once we rode right here.”
Lecuona added: “I got here in MotoGP (fashion) so it was very tough for me to grasp the right way to experience. With my fashion, I picked up (the bike on the exit of the nook) too early, however I did not have sufficient energy and I did not have that gadget so the rear of the bike began shaking loads.”
“Even the brakes are completely different on the entrance, so you may’t really feel them.
“Total, I needed to readapt and do a number of laps to get snug on the bike. However I jumped on the bike within the morning and afternoon and it feels good and cozy. I’d somewhat say that is my bike.”
“As soon as I obtained into the superbike fashion, I began to really feel higher and extra snug, wrestling with the bike, taking part in with the bike. The whole lot was below management, nevertheless it was difficult at first.”
