{"id":10822,"date":"2022-09-24T18:52:05","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T16:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arubaracing.x-brain.it\/?p=10822"},"modified":"2022-09-24T18:52:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T16:52:05","slug":"strepitoso-bautista-che-domina-gara-1-a-barcellona-rinaldi-super-partenza-e-super-rimonta-p4-bulega-cade-mentre-lotta-per-il-podio-in-worldssp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arubaracing.x-brain.it\/en\/2022\/09\/bautista-powers-to-a-dominant-win-in-race-1-at-barcelona-great-start-and-comeback-from-rinaldi-who-finishes-fourth\/","title":{"rendered":"Bautista powers to a dominant win in Race 1 at Barcelona. Great start and comeback from Rinaldi who finishes fourth"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An extremely positive free practice day for the Aruba.it Racing \u2013 Ducati<\/strong> riders.
\nMichael Rinaldi<\/strong> and Alvaro Bautista<\/strong> ended the Catalunya Round<\/strong> Friday in second and fourth position respectively after working consistently and incisively in both FP1 and FP2.
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\nMichael Rinaldi<\/strong> got off to a strong start in the morning practice; he was able to hold the lead in FP1 for a long time until Lecuona set his (Honda) fastest time (although with the SCQ tire).
\nIn the afternoon the Italian rider worked with his team mainly on tire choice and set-up ahead of the weekend’s races.
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\nThe race pace recorded by Alvaro Bautista<\/strong> in FP2 (P1) was extremely incisive. Like his team-mate, the Spanish rider also completed many laps trying out different solutions in terms of tires.
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\nP2 – 1’41.931 (+0.535)
\nMichael Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #21)<\/strong>
\n“We did a good job ahead of the race taking into account what the weather variables might be. I’m satisfied with how things went and the feeling I had in both sessions. We were fast even though we didn’t try the time attack and that is a good sign”.<\/em><\/p>\n

P4 – 1’42.018 (+0.622)
\nAlvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #19) <\/strong>
\n“It was a positive Friday. We worked a lot on tire choice, tried different tire solutions, and managed to gather some very interesting data. The race pace was incisive and consistent, especially in FP2. We don’t know what kind of weather we will find tomorrow, but we are ready and we have confidence whatever the conditions are.”<\/em>
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