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Alex Lowes of Pata Yamaha claims podium win in Portimão

Alex Lowes of Pata Yamaha claims podium win in Portimão
Michelle Liew
September 9, 2019

Alex Lowes has managed to bounce back to a stellar outcome in Portimão, Portugal.

The WorldSBK race in Portimão has just ended and Pata Yamaha WorldSBK‘s Alex Lowes has reclaimed third position in the championship standings. The rider showed a strong performance today and managed to reach the podium after finishing third place in the Superpole Sprint race. Alex Lowes then endured a long battle in Race 2 against compatriot Leon Haslam to come in fourth place.

Here is what the riders have to say for the race in Portimão.

Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha WorldSBK)- As It Happened

Photo credits: Yamaha Racing

“Yesterday I was a bit frustrated because of a lack of grip in the latter stages meant I couldn’t really race. But it was the complete opposite today, with two really good races. The battle with Leon Haslam in Race 2 was fantastic and really good fun. He was struggling with the front and I was struggling more with the rear. So while he could get the run on me, he couldn’t get the bike stopped, which made for a really close race. To get a third and a fourth today, at a track where I’ve struggled a bit in the past when it’s hot, is fantastic. Good racing, I really enjoyed it and now I’m looking forward to Magny-Cours,” says Alex Lowes as quoted from Yamaha Racing.

Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha WorldSBK)- As It Happened

Photo credits: Yamaha Racing

“The Superpole race wasn’t easy, but our goal was to improve the feeling with the bike and secure a better grid position for Race 2 and we achieved that.  We made a small change to the set up ahead of Race 2. As a result, I struggled a lot more than yesterday, unfortunately. Yesterday I could ride the bike exactly how I wanted, but today I simply didn’t have a good feeling from the start. I wasn’t able to maintain a consistent pace. I lost a lot of time, which is a shame. Although we know where we need to improve. I’m confident we’ll be back at the front in Magny-Cours, which is a track I really like.”

Marco Melandri (GRT Yamaha Supported WorldSBK)- As It Happened

Alex Lowes | Photo credits: Yamaha Racing

“It’s been a difficult round, but a positive is that for Race 2 we found the best set-up that we’ve had here this weekend in Portimão. Even so, it was still a tough race. My problem is clear, but finding a solution has so far proved tricky. Despite the hard work of Yamaha and my team. I need a better start because this is always better. But I also need to be more consistent in the race. It was really hard for me to use the same line every lap and I was working the tyre really hard. When the front grip dropped down then I was struggling a lot today. In the end, I think everyone was struggling for rear grip, but we know we still have some work to do ahead of the next race in Magny-Cours.”

Sandro Cortese (GRT Yamaha Supported WorldSBK)- As It Happened

Photo credits: Yamaha Racing

“From the first lap in Race 2 this afternoon I had a big problem with the rear of the bike sliding around. I wasn’t able to stay with the second group. We don’t know what the cause was, because I felt pretty good in the Superpole race this morning. I had a good race. This afternoon I managed to finish top-ten but my expectations after this morning were much higher. But it was a weekend without a crash, my self-confidence is back, and I was happy with both Race 1 and the Superpole race. Race 2 this afternoon I felt much stronger in myself than was reflected in the result.”

Loris Baz (Ten Kate Yamaha Supported WorldSBK)- As It Happened

Sandro Cortese | Photo credits: Yamaha Racing

“It was a hard day yesterday for me. I made a mistake in qualifying and that had a huge impact on the weekend as a whole.  In the Superpole race, the only goal was top nine to improve my grid position for Race 2 and I managed that, despite dropping back to 18th from the start. Race 2 was okay, other than another bad start. Which is something we need to work on, but I managed to come back.”

“I lost a lot of time, around three seconds, behind Tom Sykes. That meant once I’d managed to pass him, I had a big gap to Michael van der Mark ahead of me. But I managed to close the gap without killing the tyre. The race simulations we did at the test paid off, and I eventually passed him for sixth. I’m happy with the result; the guys worked really hard after my mistake yesterday, so big thanks to them. We enjoyed a strong weekend and we showed that we’re getting closer and closer to the podium.”

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