Con l’amico Carlo Baldi analizziamo ciò che è emerso dai test effettuati dai team impegnati nella WorldSBK a Jerez e Portimao.
Che campionato ci aspetta con i passaggi di Toprak, Jonathan Rea, Rianldi, l’arrivo di Bulega , Iannone e Lows.
Il team Aruba riuscirà ad imporsi per il terzo anno consecutivo, su Yamaha, BMW, Kawasaki e Honda?
Dear friends of Crazy Motor Life Welcome to a new appointment today here with me my brotherly friend Carlo Baldi who will talk to us and tell us about the World Superbike tests Carlo but what tests we saw Well many many new things in quotes In short EXP plis expected and I’m not expecting
Anyone who’s a bit in difficulty. In short, we’ve already had a very real overview of what will be the start of the Championship, but you know, then the races are something else if you too want to
Find out what happened in the Jerez tests and of Portimao of the World Superbike follow us after the siga Here we are in the studio Carlo 4 days of really intensive tests what emerged But as
I was saying There are many points Let’s say that many things need to be evaluated and however it emerged that the top that Bulega have knocked down the fastest lap of the track they were very fast and the particular thing is that both are rookies in their own way because Bulega is really
A rookie in the Superbike world championship and Toprak Rati Oglu as we know debuted on the BMW, a bike that we shouldn’t forget last year she’s never even been on the podium so now she’s either first time wherever she goes or second a few thousandths behind the
First and in short it means that she already has this toprak, she’s transformed it, it’s already given her a good boost, in short, here it is thanks to toprak also thanks to BMW who, unlike others, was good
At taking advantage of the super concessions because Well done, very good toprak but let’s remember that BMW is taking advantage of the super concessions on the chassis and engine which are granted to those who appear to be having
A bit of difficulty but the German company is the one that is investing more than any other in the world championship, it wants to demonstrate at all costs that the m1000rr is the best motorbike or in any case among
The best and by now you know this, the fifth year now I have inside out that is ooo they closed or relaunched they relaunched by taking one of the greatest Talents in world motorcycling and so
Now Now let’s see what they are up to But in fact Carlo you see BMW as a development behind and which aims to win the riders’ world championship or which aims to become the next leader of the World Superbike
But yes the ambition is very it’s very big no from the German company which is a Colossus we know that first it had focused on vandemark then on Redding And then now it has hired as I was saying probably the
Best driver if we have to weigh the talent the greatest talent there is at the moment And yes it aims for the world title it aims to be the first because then it has two official teams That is, it has happened
A few times it goes almost unnoticed but I rarely remember two official teams Or perhaps it is better to say four official riders No that is followed directly by the manufacturer therefore a commitment scary plus the test Team attention so there are three teams that BMW is supp and and
This test Team then it’s not that there are Pinco and Pallino there are Syvin Guintoli and Bradley Smith therefore two gentlemen former MotoGP riders In short the effort he is making BMW is immense and in my opinion
It has changed its mentality Bones who is this Dutchman who is now in charge of the BMW motorad project for sport let’s say the Racing part has very clear ideas he is doing an excellent job and in my opinion
They will arrive not This year boh Not we know it because you know Toprak’s ways are endless. But if it’s not this year, next year they will surely fight for the world title and then there are
Even those who say that this year they will fight for the title, let’s make a hypothesis next year they win the title and in 20026 they take it upon themselves that they all go to MotoGP. We’ll see
Who hasn’t done their homework well, it’s Honda but a company that for 5 years has been trying to get back into the World Superbike league of production derivatives. But it seems as long as there’s something missing from this
Circle eh You know here as I often say Yes apart from Honda as you said it’s this It doesn’t even manage to take advantage of the super concessions every time a super concession arrives the two drivers share
And compete and the Pros offer these changes in the tests they declare themselves very happy then in the race nothing changes This time many new components arrived so it was expected that as well as BMW as well as Kavasaki as we will see In short everyone took advantage of the concessions Here
You rightly show this bike because at lkma Honda presented the New CBR 1000 rrr but the riders’ statements are really sad because you really feel that they are disheartened because they too are disappointed. That’s more than anything else because you know the bike goes slowly that is, it has some problems
Sorry, it’s not that it goes slowly, however it has problems and the rider Yes, let’s say more concentrated, more angry than sad when instead we expect a lot and if he arrives on the track and nothing happens
I’m the bike is perhaps even worse than last year and this point there is really a veil of sadness because you don’t know I have ventured from various sides eh what so what could it be
That this motorbike is a motorbike made for the Suzuka 8 hours which is a more endurance race and And in fact the riders say it’s fast we get off the bike convinced we’ve made a good time let’s go
And see we’re twentieth No because it’s probably a bike prepared for another type of racing even the testers who develop it in Japan probably develop it more focused on the engine which has different characteristics which is a completely different thing Then the same bike taken
To Superbike Evidently it doesn’t work because otherwise I have no other explanations I mean I can’t make any other hypotheses And the team certainly isn’t tearing their hair out the two riders they’re not too bad oglu but they’re excellent riders so therefore it’s precisely the bike it’s precisely it’s precisely
From Japan that they probably can’t understand what the superb needs, let’s stay in the Japanese context talking about Yamaha new couple making their debut we have Locatelli and Jonathan Rea who moves from Kawasaki at Yamaha as you saw it But yes Johnny is happy. The fact that
He too has removed that veil of sadness that he had was demoralized in the last races with Kawasaki, so much so that it left a strong impression on me. When he went on the podium at most I said Well damn we
Were expecting a happy day who was celebrating and his joke was Yes okay it went well but but we’re not this isn’t our level I mean you understand that when a pilot talks like that it means
He has to change the scene, luckily for him and ours was like this he is elated he is happy he likes the bike a lot let’s say he has already sewn it on himself it is a bike in quotes as I always say easy
In the sense for those like Johnny who have a bit of talent and In short, it is a motorbike that immediately addresses itself and therefore has no problems because it goes well with everyone even with Gardner who was one of the surprises but perhaps some confirmations and he in Philip Island Gardner
Could do really well but returning to Johnny he is happy he has an extra weapon in the sense that this king one is certainly superior. That’s what he said or he implied compared to the Kawasaki and
Therefore we will see a johnni still fighting for the title. Then you know what will happen in the race. only the good Lord knows But in your opinion Rea and Yamaha can do it ni In the sense that they have in front In my opinion
It is a Ducati which is still the bike to beat a Bautista who is still the rider to beat and and above all you know but there is one thing that when there are so many good drivers on the track so
Many every race next year that is next year now next year not even at the end of the month that we always talk about the future but now we are starting a championship where there are at least 12 drivers
But maybe moreover they can win the race if Sam lws wins at Philip Island or Locatelli wins or Petrucci wins or Iannone wins no one claims a miracle they are clear things We expect toprak Bautista and Johnny but there are so many Outsiders that it is a beautiful championship and
Who will win it the most consistent driver the one who can win a race anyway Iannone Here he is but if he wins Iannone must go second or third he will be the winner of the championship and
Bautista He is clearly the driver still the favorite in my opinion but so is Johnny because Johnny when things go badly guys with the Kawasaki he was always on the podium with a bike that had really a lot of
Difficulties with the Yamaka he can do even better so yes he can fight for the title Iannone returns after a 4 year disqualification he gets on the motorbike and shows the world that he hasn’t lost his luster
No absolutely what idea did you have of this pilot that you practically didn’t know Carlo No so you think in 2004 I was leaving from Grossetto to go to No and one of the
Teams who worked at Vemar Helmet called me, you can say. In any case, Vemar Helmet is no longer in Grossetto, it has been sold. Well, well, in short, one of the Teams called me for the which one we sponsored and
Said to me You left no Bring us two size S helmets for a boy who we are making his debut in 125 his name is Andrea Iannone I say Okay I didn’t know I brought these two helmets And now he won’t
Remember it Surely now maybe in Australia if I’ll talk to him, let’s see, I’ll remind him and he didn’t do much, in short, he was clearly a really young boy and apart from this anecdote, you know how to ride a bicycle, it’s just that one doesn’t remember even if he hasn’t ridden a
Bicycle for 10 years, when he gets on it he pedals and he goes And he did the same after 4 years The talent hasn’t dulled he’s still beautiful brilliant he has many things to learn many things to know and
You know the road traveled before him by Petrucci who didn’t win a single one last year race so to speak but I’m not belittling Petrucci I’m saying that the difficulties of anyone who comes to Superbike are knowing the tires knowing the bike knowing his opponents knowing the
Tracks Because there are many tracks I don’t think Iannone has ever raced in manicure or I don’t know or from other In short other circuits or most definitely not so there are many things he has to learn In fact he
Started off well straight away already in November at the end of November the first tests and yet he himself said calm down let’s wait it went well also on erz then he started to working on the race on the race pace
And there emerged but not difficulties in the sense that they are like a boy who goes to school the first few days he has no difficulties he has to learn he has a learning path ahead of him And the same
Goes for Iannone the question mark it’s understanding how long Filip will take, it’s not the way to understand how it will go because there are so many variables then maybe we’ll see them so it will be a very particular thing. I expect Iannone before even half the championship. Well, maybe until halfway through
The championship we don’t judge him But then he is one of those who are in front Eh and Petrucci again struggling with the same problems as last year he is unable to take advantage of the
Qualifying tire the soft tire and he is unable to make the way he always complains about this spinning problem with the rear wheel which doesn’t allow him to move forward and wastes time. He will achieve the victory. But the last round of the last test in Portimao then let’s remember there are
Two more days of testing 19th 1920 at Philip Island on Monday and Tuesday and then before the weekend from Friday where the first round will start and therefore he will still be able to work on it there I was saying the last round
The last Sorry the last one the last session of the last test in Portimao he declared himself happy satisfied he says that finally they succeeded I meant to take advantage of the tire for some time to adapt the bike because it is his bike prepared for him so that he is able to
Take advantage of the rubber the soft tire or in any case that he has more traction with the new tires and yes because he is a problem is now really becoming a joke it’s been a year now we’re leaving for another
Championship the problem is still the same and he and the team need to solve it somehow Because otherwise he’ll remake last year’s championship some races well some races not and it’s a shame to see Danilo. In short, he isn’t able to go fast because I consider him potentially
At the level of Iannone, that is, two riders as I said at the beginning who if they win a few races no one will say it’s a miracle. Indeed, finally, among the riders who can win a race you can
Also count the new entry In my opinion yes because Sam was champion not only for that but I mean he is a gentleman world champion rider who raced and won a lot on motorbikes, the team is a very respectable team with a Panigale so really the ingredients for make an
Appetizing dish everyone is there it’s worth the speech made for ganone Let’s give him some time because the team doesn’t know the bike the rider doesn’t know the tires he doesn’t know the bike itself it’s not easy
But he’s one of those who has the we have potential like Iannone to do so much good at Kawasaki given the times Ok they always leave a little time they find to allow me the agitation but in any case
They give an indication Lose we saw that in any case he did quite well he moved forward he improved Even compared to last year’s times So this it goes without saying that the bike has improved compared to last year even without the regulations now you will explain something
More while Axel Ok ok he has to start from scratch practically he has to start again with a new project it is certainly a long and uphill road but If the good morning starts in the morning
Let’s say it’s a beautiful cloudy day But yes you know the tests let’s not forget they are made to work on the bike and to test then there are those who manage to set excellent times who like Bautista I won’t say
Hides But in short he works just for the race he doesn’t even look at the stopwatch let’s say on the fastest lap on the race pace he looked at it and how and therefore it’s all to be taken with a grain of salt
But it’s doubtful whether Bassani is at the start of a new era for him not only because he changed bike and team Logically but because it became official And this is fine but it’s really the first day of school because the bike is really comparable to those we have seen now the various
Iannone or Sam laws because you know with the Ducati with motocorsa it was a completely different panorama it was a completely different environment a particular bike prepared very well by Lorenzo Mauri so it was all a phenomenon in the true sense of the word which worked very well He changed completely
He went to an official team with everyone the pros and cons on a motorbike that he doesn’t know and on a motorbike that among other things is partly new also for the team because speaking of regulations as
You were saying Giacomo the Kavasaki finally has those 500 engine rpm that Johnny Rey would have wanted so much And because they allowed him to change the crankshaft and therefore at this point the engine is able to exploit and withstand the 500 rpm that had already been given to Kawasaki
In the past year but they had never used them therefore a more performing with 500 more laps it doesn’t change your life but they are working hard the KT team is an exceptional team so it is
No coincidence that they have won six titles Johnny and Johnny But it also takes the team and the bike so the team is top level and Bassani must also change his mentality. That is, he is no longer in Lorenzo
Mauri’s team where they used to go down and maybe tell each other a joke. That is, it was a very familiar environment. We joked about many things. Professional team. Oh, I don’t want to be misunderstood, but you understand. The atmosphere. it’s different there there’s an official team where by official it means
When you do something he has to know it Kawasaki there’s a whole a procedure a hierarchy So it’s a completely different environment but Axel is definitely a very intelligent guy so
I don’t doubt that there he will adapt quickly let’s give him some time because he really has a lot of things to learn to do when it comes to the regulations this year there is the anti-Bautista rule it is useless to hide
But Bautista must be beaten or cut down like an oak tree my position is that when a rule is a law In short, let’s call it what we want and in the end it is only addressed to one person. Well,
It’s a bit of a strange rule. Here’s this rule. The only one who must submit to this rule is Alvaro Bautista because he’s the only one who doesn’t it comes back Practically they add up the weight of the motorbike, the rider
Is dressed as he is there, that is, with his helmet on, as if he were, they weigh him on the track before leaving and he must stay under a certain limit otherwise he doesn’t have to put all the weights on, he doesn’t have to. That is,
If the difference is 30 kg he doesn’t have to is that they put 30 kg on him there is a minimum So at the beginning they started according to this calculation that Bautista It seemed he had to add 7 kg to his bike
Now it seems that they went down to 6 In the sense that by working that is Bautista made a How can I say he trained differently he increased his muscles and therefore his weight and it seems that he
Gained half a kg if not 1 kg and on the other hand they made the suit and helmet heavier, that is, they really don’t know what to weigh anymore I G have more sometimes said that he should come to Italy to eat
A bit from my mother-in-law who is certainly sure As happens to me she takes the kilos easily but joking aside she has a great Team behind her who told me in Eret and also in Portimao that they found two bikes weighted differently with these 5.6 which seems to be the limit
To fall within the rule however these weights placed in different positions he was very clear he said which of the two is the one which is best and therefore I won’t say Problem solved But also because then be careful Ducati have rightly given him back in my opinion the 500
Laps that they had taken from him in previous years. So on the one hand they have given but on the other they have taken away a Bautista who in the end has 5 5 kg kg on the bike well distributed with 500 laps in
Plus all the Ducatis not only his I repeat for me he is still the rider to beat even if what we see with him guys he has done has shown that he isn’t he doesn’t have a lot to learn instead he seems to be already quite good step forward Nicolò Bulega who
Practically signs fast lap after fast lap in the tests with an almost disarming ease he is a rookie it is the first time he sets foot in this Paddock as Word Superbike reigning World Suport champion ok but in any case it is a way of working different, he finds himself under the pressure
Of an official company which is the company that has won two world titles in a row, he finds himself next to a teammate who is certainly easy and not nice and cumbersome. But he takes down the
Visor and goes through fast laps, one behind him. What else should we expect is that directly in the first year the debutant will try to compete for the title. I don’t think so. But let’s always stick to the fact. I
Always say jokingly. I don’t even know what I’ll do tomorrow morning. Let alone if I know what happens at the end of 36 races. Why these there will be 12 rounds there are 36 races it’s all to be seen But whoever says I
Heard it somewhere Well well he always screws up with new tires and guys how easy is it to exploit the new tire the scq tire the old tire Ask Petrucci this is in doubt that Bulega
Pronti Via has a driving style suited to the V4 and this is a very important thing. He didn’t make any effort. I was told by people from the team that Nicolò had already lapped
Like this last year like this. A few times on the V4. And he had gone from fear and we saw what happened But I repeat a riding style that adapts to the bike he on the bike He has adjusted two
Things and is ready he learned to immediately exploit the time tire he must learn to exploit the race tire he certainly must learn to then dose it, that is, to take advantage of the tire wear in the race
For sure. But I repeat, it’s a good step forward and then he’s someone who also learns quite quickly. He has talent and I don’t think so because he will have some Ups and Downs. No in the sense that he will have to
Eh there will be some circuits where maybe he can exploit the tire exploit it I mean in the endless distance as has happened to many the tire after 10 laps If he manages to fix
Some pieces he will be well ahead I think he will not fight for the title but that finish the year in the top 5 or six In my opinion yes in the rankings Yes Carlo World Superbike 2024 good news because
We have some great news for the changes of jersey that have taken place regarding Jonathan and regarding Toprak the entry of Bulega the entry of Iannone from the wds Team Ducati brand that we have to expect apart from a crackling and exciting World Superbike.
As I always say, we are always nostalgic for the past but I don’t remember a Superbike like this. In the sense that with so many riders of this level why not we talked because otherwise this tough show lasts a whole day we didn’t talk about Locatelli but I’m not doing
That I mean time and otherwise we really didn’t talk about we mentioned Remy Gardner we didn’t talk about gerlof of Scott Redding that is I mean all the pilots that even there if Redding wins a race it’s not like we say Oh God the world has ended absolutely the same Garret
Last year Garret was the best BMW rider in the end so be careful because everyone will then benefit from Toprak’s work In the sense that the bike improves it gets better for everyone So everyone
BMW pilots the same Vandemark who is now finally well Poor thing if he is fit and has no ailments he is also a gentleman pilot in short looking back a bit Here let’s say so don’t worry
I see a Tito Rabat who was world motorbike champion 2 a Bradley Ray winner of the British who last year Pronti Via did Sesto in Imola just to say that he is someone who perhaps
Knows how to ride a motorbike Philip huttel also last year and in the last 2 years with Go leven for him a new thing a new bike a new team but I mean here find me ano and and he’ll offer you a
Dinner because I don’t see any I don’t see any at all so yes it will truly be an incredible championship We have to hope that Bautista doesn’t kill him quickly in the sense but it will be very hard for him too
Because he will find different opponents on different tracks and so in short he will be my favorite and he is but I don’t play €100 I play 10 Carlo Thanks for your participation always here at Crazy Motor
Life Thanks for having us talked about the World Superbike tests and for introducing us to what will be the 2024 championship that we will follow closely Carlo thank you and see you next time Thanks to you and to all the listeners all those who follow Crazy Motor Life I recommend you bye bye
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