Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha WorldSBK)- What to Expect?

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“I’m really looking forward to getting back to racing. While it’s nice to have a bit of a break in the middle of the season, you do miss racing. I’m ready now for the second part of the season. Here, the challenge is going to be to hold on to third place in the championship. I need to be fighting for the podium in every race at these last four rounds if I’m to do that,” says Lowes as quoted from Yamaha Racing.

“We were really strong at the recent test in Portimão. I did my fastest ever lap at this track to finish on top of the timesheet. It shows the bike is working well. The conditions were quite hot at the test and I didn’t quite have the feeling I wanted in the afternoons when the track temperature went up, but we have some ideas to improve in this area and, hopefully, we will have similar temperatures on Friday to work on this. I’m feeling really positive and I’m raring to go this weekend.”

Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha WorldSBK)- What to Expect?

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“It was a nice long summer break, which gave the wrist I fractured in Misano a chance to heal fully, but now I can’t wait to get back to racing. We head to Portimão for the race off the back of a really good two-day test at the circuit, in which I was really fast, and the aim is to rediscover the feeling I had before the crash in Misano so that I can fight for podiums and race wins once again. I’ve enjoyed quite a bit of success in Portimão in the past, with three podium finishes in two years, and I hope we continue this trend this time around, to start the last part of the season in the strongest way possible.”

Sandro Cortese (GRT Yamaha Supported WorldSBK)- What to Expect?

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“After such a positive two-day test in Portimão at the end of August, I’m really looking forward to heading back to Portugal for the race this weekend. I worked hard over the summer break with my physiotherapist to rebuild the strength in my injured shoulder. It was nice to be able to ride more relaxed on the bike once again at the test. I’m feeling good, I’m happy with how the bike was working at the two-day test and now I’m ready to push for good results in the final part of the season, starting this weekend in Portimão.”

Marco Melandri (GRT Yamaha Supported WorldSBK)- What to Expect?

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“It’s a bit of a rollercoaster, but Portimão is a track I like a lot. It’s one that is fun to race at and I’ve always been fast there in the past. This weekend I head to Portugal in a different situation. I’m still looking to improve my feeling with the bike even after the two days of testing at the circuit, but we will continue trying to improve during the weekend. The team has been working so hard, even over the summer break. So I am determined to pay them back with the best result possible in Portugal this weekend.”