Jake Dixon stated he was “delighted” to have accomplished race one of many Aragon World SBK, nevertheless it stays to be seen whether or not he’ll be capable of compete on Sunday.
Dixon returned this weekend from an harm sustained throughout testing at Phillip Island in February and completed sixteenth in Race 1 at Aragon, his first World SBK race.
The Honda HRC rider is pleased with this, however stated he should determine on Sunday morning whether or not he’ll be capable of compete in each races tomorrow.
Jake Dixon, 2026 Aragon World SBK. Credit score: Gold and Goose.
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“Truthfully, I am very completely satisfied to have completed the race. We stated from the start that we have been going into this weekend not figuring out if we have been going to race or not,” Dixon advised WorldSBK.com after Race 1 in Aragon.
“So from per week in the past after I was in Misano, I used to be in a position to do 4 laps, and now I can do a full 18 laps, however with loads of ache. So, it is one step at a time.”
“I am going to must attempt to recuperate tonight and see how I really feel tomorrow morning and see if I can do two races. However total I am fairly completely satisfied.
Jake Dixon, 2026 Aragon World SBK. Credit score: Gold and Goose.
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“We’re simply utilizing it as an additional take a look at to grasp the bike just a little bit extra. I feel we’re struggling just a little bit when it comes to setup due to the dearth of testing, the dearth of dry observe time and the truth that we’re all attempting to catch up after six races.”
“I felt fairly rusty, however I am not going to lie. I am fairly completely satisfied total. Clearly not the place I wish to end, however I solely have an arm and a half now, so I am very completely satisfied to complete the place I wish to end.”
The full lap distance for the race at Aragon is eighteen laps, and with the ten laps from Sunday morning’s Tremendous Pole race, the overall for tomorrow will likely be 28 laps, excluding any laps that Dixon could do in his warm-up.
The Aragon spherical will likely be adopted by a two-week break earlier than the following spherical will likely be held in Misano from June twelfth to 14th.
