MISSED CHANCE FOR FERRARI AT SPIELBERG
Matteo Ferrari’s eighth place today at Spielberg has basically taken away all the chances for the Italian rider to enter as a contender the final doubleheader of the season at Misano.
His ambition for this penultimate round were very different, especially as the #11 rider was able to secure a front-row start yesterday.
In the five-lap sprint race (due to the risk of rain) Ferrari lost many positions during the first lap and had no time to put together a comeback. The eight points collected today leave him 32 points from the top of the standings (occupied by Zaccone)
Andrea Mantovani put together a fierce battle that saw the series rookie close to the top ten courtesy to a good start and a good pace. The #9 rider was at times km his teammate’s slipstream but was eventually 11th, claiming his second personal best result after Jerez.
8th – MATTEO FERRARI #11
“It was a difficult race. We had to put on fresh slick tyres on the grid and the feeling with the bike was nonexistent. We didn’t even have a fully-dry set up, which didn’t help. We made up a couple of places in the standings with today’s eighth position, but now we can only aim at finishing the season in a good place at Misano. It’s a pity, because we could have won.”
11th – ANDREA MANTOVANI #9
“I probably had my best race today, and also set my personal best lap of the weekend. I made up many places and had fun. I would like to thank the team because we made a good step forward during the weekend.”
