Ducati’s Chaz Davies could not emulate his previous World Superbike success at Aragon after he crashed in the second race and narrowly missed out on a podium in the opening session after coming across the finishing line in fourth – leaving the Welshman feeling ‘disappointed.’
On lap two of the second race the Davies recorded the fastest lap of the race, earning his second Pirelli ‘best lap’ award of the season after a 1’57.982. Unfortunately only a couple of laps later he was the victim of a crash and was unable to continue the race.
“Race one didn’t go as I’d hoped, despite my final position. I made a bad start and then was stuck behind the two Aprilias for a long while. I finally managed to get past them and got into something of a rhythm but then a drop in the tyre performance meant I couldn’t do more,” said Davies.
“We made some changes for the second race but the front of the bike seemed a little nervous right from the start. I was trying to save the tyre for the later stages of the race but then I lost grip at the front and crashed. For some reason the marshals wouldn’t let me continue even though my bike was still running.
“It’s been a disappointing day because I think Davide and I were capable of reaching the podium today. We’ve taken some important data anyway and now we move on to tracks that should be more favourable for the Ducati.”
