A second place for Nicolo Bulega in Race 1 on the WorldSBK Italian Spherical noticed him near inside 35 factors of the championship lead.
Bulega was completely happy to have banked the 20 factors for second, particularly within the absence of championship chief Toprak Razgatlioglu, however felt there was no approach he may have fought Danilo Petrucci for the win and people further 5 factors.
“Superb factors in my pocket,” Bulega informed WorldSBK.com after Race 1 at Cremona. “So, I’m very completely happy for this second place, it’s crucial.
“Danilo [Petrucci] at present was very quick. It was harmful to observe him as a result of he had one thing greater than me, particularly within the entrance.
“I didn’t like my bike, so I made a decision that 20 factors was higher than nothing.
“Now we have to work, possibly we’ve got to come back again, as a result of we tried one thing totally different that I didn’t like. I believe we are going to come again, after which I hope to have my 100 per cent feeling again.”
Going into extra element in regards to the steps he must make, Bulega defined that he wants to enhance his feeling with the entrance finish of his Ducati.
“We enhance loads the bike from yesterday,” he mentioned. “However we nonetheless miss one thing to, for instance, stick with Danilo.
“I didn’t have the proper feeling within the entrance, so I used to be not capable of push like I would like.
“I needed to be cautious. I used to be driving at 90 per cent, as a result of if I push at 100 per cent possibly I crash. So, I used to be simply ready to complete the race and take 20 factors.”
Bulega can nonetheless take the championship lead from Razgatlioglu tomorrow, and can begin from pole place for the Superpole Race, however must win each races to take action.