Portimao: gara2 a Rea davanti a Redding e Baz! Razgatlioglu perde i pezzi e va knock out!

Rea Portimao

Gara2 restituisce a Rea un po’ di quello che fino ad ora è stato suo: una vittoria a Portimao. Nonostante sia arrivata per un errore di Razgatlioglu dovuto ad un problema tecnico (qualcosa si è staccato in percorrenza di curva dalla moto del turco), la vittoria di Rea è perentoria e sarebbe arrivata comunque. Vanno bene le Ducati, inclusa quella di Loris, mano pesante, Baz (stende Bautista durante un duello), vanno bene le Yamaha, con Locatelli e Gerloff vivaci ed efficaci. Non c’è molto altro, perché Bautista è ok ma lo mettono ko, e le BMW tornano all’anonimato di sempre, dopo la vittoria bagnata in Superpole Race da parte di Van Der Mark. Il campionato? E’ riaperto. 24 punti di vantaggio per Razgatlioglu non sono niente con 6 gare ancora da correre.

Mini cronaca
Il via di gara2 è tormentato per un malfunzionamento al semaforo.
Partenza annullata, un altro giro di warmup e un giro in meno per la gara.
Al via Redding va al comando ma Rea recupera 8 posizioni in mezzo giro bruciando anche Razgatlioglu e attaccando Redding subito dopo il primo rettilineo.
Alle spalle dei soliti tre, Locatelli, Van Der Mark, Bassani, Rinaldi, Baz,
Bautista, e Haslam a chiudere i 10.

Al giro 3 Redding e Razgatlioglu umiliano Rea in rettilineo ma gli errori ci sono per tutti. Altro passaggio e Rea è nuovamente in testa per poi cedere, regolarmente, alla staccata del rettilineo.
A meno 10 il turco vola nella ghiaia nello stesso punto in cui era volato Rea. Caduta meno rovinosa e resa sospetta da un pezzo che sembra volare via prima del crash…
Meno 6 e Rea è saldamente in vantaggio. Alle sue spalle Redding, poi Baz e Bautista che lottano per il podio e precedono Locatelli Van Der Mark e Gerloff.
Rea vince su Redding, Baz, Locatelli, Gerloff, Van der Mark, Rinaldi, Haslam, Bassani e Laverty a chiudere i 10 davanti a Mercado, ancora miracoloso!

 

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Rea
Si riprende Portimao. Non scaccia via il fantasma degli schiaffi presi ma almeno il week end non è tutto nero.
Voto 10

Redding
Capisce che non può e non deve forzare. La tabella premi rinrazia.
Voto 9

Baz
Torna a casa con il terzo podio del week end e ricorda a tutti che lui esiste. Per il Moto America è sprecato. La scorrettezza su Bautista, però, è reale e va oltre il semplice incidente di gara. Nessuna tragedia, ma il francese è colpevole.
Voto 8

Locatelli
Bella gara, ancora una volta. Gli errori sono dovuti al fatto che, giustamente, sceglie di provardi.
Voto 8

Gerloff
E’ rinato. Piazza una serie di giri veloci e ha il ritmo di quelli davanti.
Peccato il risveglio tardivo!
Voto 8

Van Der Mark
Parte in pole e viene inghiottito. Poi scompare.
Voto 5

Rinaldi
Ancora dolorante dalla caduta in Superpole Race, fa quello che può.
Non un week end da incorniciare.
Voto 6

Haslam
Parte sempre forte poi cala. Problemi di tenuta fisica?
Voto 6

Bassani
Lui c’è ma non può sempre fare miracoli. Ci saranno altre occasioni.
Voto 6,5

Laverty
Torna da supplente e non va affatto male. In BMW ufficiale i posti sono già assegnati. E’ un peccato.
Voto 7

Catalunya: Gara2 a Rinaldi davanti a Razgatlioglu e Redding! Rea battuto, paura per Sykes!

Rinaldi

La gara due a Barcellona è un successo pieno di Rinaldi che duella, sì, ma poi se ne va e fa capire che può alternare gare totalmente no a giornate da trionfatore.
Razgatlioglu non vorrebbe accontentarsi ma è costretto. Porta a casa un secondo posto che vale la leadership mondiale davanti ad un Rea in completo imbarazzo tecnico. Per lui le gare sono ormai possibili solo se brevi. Altrimenti la sua Kawa crolla e nemmeno lui può farci nulla.
Le altre note positive? Locatelli, Bautista che inizia a far volare la Honda e poco altro. Gerloff prova ad essere quello di inizio stagione ma sembra non essere ancora il momento. Redding è un Rinaldi al contrario. Quando c’è l’italiano, non c’è lui.  Le BMW non esistono e in più c’è paura per Sykes, centrato al via da Mahias e ancora in attesa di far sapere esattamente come sta.

 

Micro cronaca

Via. Ed è subito red flag per vari incidenti, più importante fra tutti quello occorso a Sykes, travolto da Mahias.
Alla ripartenza è subito duello a tre fra Razgatlioglu, Rinaldi e Rea mentre Bautista, quarto, osserva da vicino, poi passato da Locatelli.
Pochi giri e in testa ci va Rinaldi mentre dopo il trio piace Bautista che lotta con Redding e cerca di riprendere Locatelli.
A metà gara Rea inizia a cedere. E’ ormai preda di Locatelli e vede il duo di testa fuggire senza problemi.
A meno 7 Razgatlioglu passa mentre Rea cede a Redding e a Bautista ma Rinaldi replica e torna in testa alla gara.
Finisce così
Rinaldi torna alla vittoria davanti a Razgatlioglu, Redding, Bautista, Locatelli, Rea, Gerloff, Bassani, van der Mark, Nozane.
Doppietta Ducati sul podio e turco in testa al mondiale. Come nota il risveglio di Bautista… poi i soliti!

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Rinaldi
Si prende la gara e lo fa di prepotenza. Il duello c’è ma finisce ben prima dell’arrivo. Per lui ci sono gare buie o gare splendenti. Oggi va alla grande.
Voto 10

Razgatlioglu
Torna in testa al campionato e lo fa rischiando perché prova anche a vincere la gara nonostante sappia delle difficoltà di Rea. Sempre affamato.
Voto 9,5

Redding
Sbaglia a contare i giri, così dice… ma porta a casa un podio prezioso.
Oggi non lotta per la vittoria, però fa una bella gara.
Voto 8,5

Bautista
Gara agguerrita, da vero lottatore. La moto funziona un po’ meglio e lui tira fuori un po’ di classe.
Voto 8

Locatelli
Lotta per il podio ma cede all’ultimo giro. Locatelli, però, è sempre presente.
Voto 7,5

Rea
Giornata no, come sembrano essercene sempre di più. La Kawasaki ha evidentemente qualche mancanza cui nemmeno lui riesce a rimediare. Quanta fatica se la gara è lunga. E in più perde anche la leadership di campionato.
Voto 7

Gerloff
Quasi riattivato, non è ancora quello di inizio campionato. Però almeno si inizia a rivedere qualcosa.
Voto 6,5

Bassani
Una top ten, dopo l’acuto di ieri, sembra poca roba. Eppure è molto per un rookie su una moto clienti.
Voto 7

Van der Mark
Un po’ pochino per essere quello che deve risollevare le sorti di BMW. Se sta bene ai tedeschi…
Voto 6

Nozane
Il rookie Yamaha inizia a far vedere qualcosa di interessante.
Era ora.
Voto 6,5

Superbike, Navarra: Race 2 to Razgatlioglu ahead of Redding. Rea still beaten!

Razgatlioglu

Razgaglioglu vince su Redding e Rea e va in testa al mondiale a pari punti con il nord irlandese e davanti al britannico della Ducati che sembra più galvanizzato che rammaricato del licenziamento.
Gara2, ma anche il resto del week end di Navarra, potrebbe essere sintetizzata così.
Redding fa più punti di tutti, Rea mette una pezza alla sua inferiorità in almeno due gare su tre, mettendosi dietro il turco.
Il resto della griglia è fatto di comprimari che non attirano nemmeno l’attenzione. Locatelli è l’eccezione con i suoi tre quarti posti, ma il resto è davvero lontano.
Qualcuno si chiederà cosa penseranno in Ducati del fatto che hanno licenziato uno che il giorno dopo è rientrato in lotta per il mondiale per ri assumere uno che invece continua a cadere come nell’ultima parte del mondiale con la rossa nel 2019 mentre invece tengono un Rinaldi che sembra in disarmo totale.
Qualcun altro si chiederà se non era meglio il Gerloff un po’ gaglioffo, pasticcione ma veloce, invece che questo Gerloff sedato che guida come appena uscito da un fast food.
Non c’è niente di peggio che uccidere un talento per non averlo riconosciuto, scambiando la verve con la pericolosità e l’energia con la pericolosità. Nessun purosangue nasce domato. Ma non è un problema di chi scrive.
I dieci all’arrivo chiariscono chi conta in Superbike ma non ci siano illusioni. Navarra, le sue curve striminzite, e le sue buche, sono un discorso a parte e rischiano di non rappresentare molto di più che un singolo week end fuori binario.

Razgatlioglu, Redding, Rea, Locatelli, Sykes, Lowes, Rinaldi, Van Der Mark, Bautista, Bassani to round out the ten.

Razgatlioglu
He wins,finally, by a landslide. And when he takes off his helmet, it looks like he's only done the warmup. On a day like this, it explains a lot.
Rated 10

Redding
The Briton is the sharpest and makes people think strange thoughts.
Today's race is these perfect and theend is the best of the season.
Rated 9

Rea
He doesn't have enough, and he has no trouble admitting it.
But by now it's clear he's just waiting for more congenial tracks.
Rated 8

Locatelli
The best rookie in the league from a results standpoint.
No one better than him-even among many bigs, assuming there are any left.
Rated 8.5

Sykes
The best BMW on the track is once again being ridden by someone who is going away. It seems like a done deal.
Rated 8

Lowes
To keep everyone happy who has figured this out, Lowes is staying well clear of his teammate, Rea. Just to show who keeps the Kawasaki in front.
Rated 7

Rinaldi
It is unclear whether he has been told bravo too many times or too few.
The boy doesn't seem to understand what's going on. At least not like he did at the beginning of the season. Nor like when he was racing with Go Eleven where he should, these are the rumors, be back soon.
Rated 5.5

Van der Mark
The Flying Dutchman is a memory. With BMW , there's just no chemistry.
Rated 5

Bautista
Alvaro is happy because on the Ducati he will no longer have to take the pebbles off his suit. Who knows, though, if he will really get on it. And who knows if he will be the winning Bautista or the one who is struggling so much now.
Rating 5

Bassani
The other best rookie, he has a bike that is less easy and less close to the officials than the one available to his colleagues. But he is a Swiss watch, hammering out tenths of places as if it were the most natural thing in the world. From him we expect more. With patience we will be satisfied.
Rated 7

Assen: still Rea ahead of Redding and Razgatlioglu. The rest is boredom!

Gara1 di Assen, accorciata dalla red flag per l’incidente di Jonas Folger, offre un risultato comunque intero e corrispondente alla realtà perché a giocarsi il podio sono gli unici a sembrare piloti professionisti. Rea, Redding e Razgatlioglu.
Il resto della griglia è formata da promesse e rider in declino che ormai sono il ricordo sportivo di quello che furono.
A stupire c’è Gerloff, che parte ultimo e arriva sesto con una rimonta interrotta dalla bandiera, e i due italiani Locatelli e Bassani. Il resto è delusione. Da Sykes a Davies, passando per Haslam e Bautista.

Minicommentary of the race.
On super pole the result is this: Rea, Razgatlioglu, Redding, Rinaldi, Lowes, Folger, Locatelli, Haslam, Van Der Mark, Bautista.
NQ Sykes and Gerloff...

At the start the strong ones in the first corners are Razgatlioglu and Rinaldi.
Very bad Davies, who finds himself 20th until Bautista makes a hell of a flight. He also goes out immediately Lowes and then Rinaldi in the same corner as Bautista.
Astonishing, clearly also thanks to the many outs, is Locatelli who is fourth in a fight with Van der Mark...while scary Gerloff who started last finds himself in eighth position.
In the middle of the race the real duel is between Redding and Razgatlioglu, which favors Rea's stretching, by now ahead by almost a second.
Folger goes out and there is concern. Red flag and race over.
Some comeback is interrupted but, this much is certain, it all goes as it shouldRea, Redding, Razgatlioglu, Van Der Mark, Locatelli, Gerloff, Sykes, Haslam, Davies, Bassani.

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Rea
Here he does what he wants and goes as he wants.
Nothing else to add.
Rated 10

Redding
Fearlessly fights and risks something but brings home a second place. He appears dissatisfied but more than complaining about not catching Rea due to red flag, he should be relieved that he didn't have to handle Razgatlioglu.
Rated 9

Razgatlioglu
Third place may be okay, but no one takes away from my mind that it could have been comfortably second.
Rated 9

Van Der Mark
The leaderboard says podium, the timesheet says Locatelli perhaps could have caught up and fought with him.
Rated 8

Locatelli
Beautiful race. Favored by a few retirements, but still faultless. Locatelli is one of the most beautiful things in this championship.
Rated 8.5

Gerloff
From last to...sixth. And who knows what else he might have been up to without a flag. But that's really okay too. The American is an ace.
Rated 9.5

Sykes
The Briton is having a hard time. Today is just not his day.
Rated 6

Haslam
At least he ends up on his feet, but it's easier if you don't really push.
Honda Horror.
Rated 6

Davies
Clearly, plans for victory, podium finishes, and major placings are to be abandoned.
Rated 5

Bassani
Today the Italian is missing an opportunity. The one to do something more.
Still, the race is good and he remains one of the best prospects on the grid.
Rated 6.5

Donington, Gara2: Razgatlioglu domina, Gerloff e Sykes sul podio. Rea si annulla, Ducati lontane!

Razgatlioglu2

Race 2 at Donington is boring from a technical standpoint but marks a turning point in the standings.
Jonathan Rea is no longer the fittest man in the circus. There is one confirmed star and his name is Razgatlioglu. Regardless of how it will end, right now the Turk is the iron man. And he doesn't even need to weigh it because it is the others who are stepping aside.
Also entering the elite is Gerloff and BMW , which, albeit momentarily and thanks to Sykes, sees some light.
Total darkness, however, for Ducati. So dark that the Bolognese should run in black livery. It's not so much the losing, which is scandalous, when the surrender effect that is in the air. There are too many races left to live it down so badly to the end. And while Rea is starting to suffer from the greed of not wanting to understand that he cannot always be first, others with the suffering have never stopped. Honda continues to gasp and the rest of the grid is virtually nonexistent. It's a world championship made up of six bikes, only a couple of which are capable of winning.

Mini Chronicle
At the start in the lead remains Rea but it is Razgatlioglu who starts as only he knows how to do, sgomitanto immediately with Sykes and Haslam, now former hosts. Redding is also incisive, in the 10 hoping he doesn't overdo it like in recent outings.
On the third lap Razgatlioglu is ready to thread Rea through. He does it comfortably and already takes a few meters.
After seven laps, it's still all the same up front while Haslam has collapsed, now a top ten risk.
On lap 12, hanging Rea goes out and restarts 20th.
With Razgatlioglu on the run and Gerloff firmly second, a duel for third place begins between Sykes and Redding that ends after two corners. The Ducati man catches up but makes a mistake and has to give up.

Razgatlioglu, Gerloff, Sykes, Redding, Van der Mark, Lowes, Davies, Rinaldi, Haslam Bautista.
It ends like this.

Report cards

Razgatlioglu
He is the one who has the most, strong with the renewal and the confidence everyone has in him. That in himself, however, never lacked. A champion on and off the track. At the moment, no one is like him.
Rated 10

Gerloff
He has patience and reaps the rewards. If someone would explain to him well that there is a future as a star for him, maybe he would waste less.
Or maybe not-but that's okay.
Rated 9.5

Sykes
He deserves the podium and more. He is the one who puts a patch on BMW 's shortcomings that seem to lie more in management than in the technical means. Sykes is always positive and reaps deserved rewards.
Rated 9.5

Redding
Positive race but not as a title contender. It is clear, however, that it is really Ducati that is lost here.
Rated 8

Van der Mark
He is one of those guys who can win at Donington. Yet he is not even a shadow of his teammate.
Rated 6

Lowes
You have to knock out Rea, greedy, to see Lowes first Kawasaki to the finish line.
Rated 6.5

Davies
I think it's clear by now that he doesn't have the package to win, partly because Ducati is lacking here in general.
Rated 6.5

Rinaldi
Undergoes and disappears--on the fringes of the top ten. The lights of Misano are now out.
Rated 5.5

Haslam
Strong at the start then wanes. Honda wanes and he also wanes who physically doesn't seem to be at his best.
Rating 5.5

Bautista
As above. Technical and physical suffering. Maybe Honda is really asking too much of his people.

Misano, Gara2: finalmente Razgatlioglu, poi Rinaldi e Rea che mette una pezza!

Razgatlioglu Win

Se la superpole race è un’esecuzione, con Redding che fa il sorpasso del mese e sistema le cose in modo pericoloso ed efficace, andando a vincere la seconda, gara2, invece, è qualcosa di diverso.
Non vince Rinaldi, e ci può stare, ma ne porta finalmente a casa una Razgatlioglu, che come seconda forza del mondiale ha un disperato bisogno del gradino più alto.
Se lo guadagna di polso e di testa mentre Rinaldi soffre (nemmeno troppo) e Rea cerca di rattoppare un fine settimana che non è dei suoi. Eppure è qui che il sei volte campione fa capire come ha vinto tutti i suoi titoli. La costanza è tutto.
Per quanto riguarda il resto?
Benino la Honda (solo Bautista), meglio ancora Gerloff, che smette di sdraiarsi e sdraiare… e grandi prestazioni da parte dei nostri rookie maturi. Tutto nero, invece, in BMW e nell’altra metà del box Kawasaki.
Un discorso a parte lo merita Redding, che parla tanto ma alla fine subisce sempre. Cambia solo chi gliele dà.
Prendere nota: a Donington verrà proiettato un altro film.

Minicommentary of the race
At the start Rinaldi starts well but the mistake comes in two corners.
Rea is ahead even though on the straights the Ducati is overpowering.
What Rea gains in the mixed, the Italian gains on the long ones.
With 18 to go Rea yields to Razgatlioglu and the fight with the defending champion makes allows the escape of Rinaldi, in front, as well as the return of Redding who tries to join the trio.
With minus 14 to the float Razgatlioglu comes in and thinks about the win while Rinaldi looks to be joined by Davies.
Razgatlioglu, Rinaldi, Rea, Redding, Gerloff, Lowes, Bassani, Bautista, Locatelli, with Van Der Mark rounding out the ten!

Report cards
Razgatlioglu
Finally wins one. Doesn't waste and understands how and when to try. Perfect race.
Rated 9.5

Rinaldi
Sunday is not always Sunday either. He can still say he is satisfied.
The fact remains that by managing better he would have won this one as well.
But that's okay too.
Rated 9

Rea
He puts another patch on it and still it's a better third place than the other two of theend, because at least he fights a little bit.
The truth is that after realizing that this is not his weekend, he does what a world champion has to do.
Rated 8.5

Redding
It's not clear what there is to celebrate. He takes 9 seconds and at moments has to handle Gerloff as well. Plus he complains about meaningless things like weight. His problems are other, like that he too often takes slaps. It just changes who gives them to him.
Rated 6.5

Gerloff
It doesn't look like one of those fine races he has accustomed us to, instead his is a proba of maturity and intelligence, after the surely unnecessary zeros of previous rounds.
Rated 7

Lowes
Increasingly anonymous. Distant and anonymous.
Rated 6.5

Bassani
Best Rookie and Best Independent. OK he's home, however, there's cause for celebration. Without getting big-headed...but it's a top race.
Rated 8

Bautista
He gets a full sufficiency because with him Honda is already much better than BMW. As Haslam slumps, he grows. Slowly, but he grows.
Rated 7

Locatelli
Another good race by Locatelli. Quiet, few fumbles, well assisted.
Rated 7.5

Van der Mark
Needless to rage. A very good bike mismanaged and poorly developed.
Rated 5

Misano, Gara1: Rinaldi davanti a Razgagtlioglu e Rea. Assaggiate un po’ ‘sto crescione Romagnolo!

Rinaldi Misano

Misano race 1 is boring. We don't make fun of ourselves.
Unless, as fans we enjoy the success of an Italian on an Italian bike on an "Italian" track, branded San Marino.
From this point of view it is a huge success and above all it interrupts an all-green bulimic period.
Yet Superbike still offers too many shadows. They are those of second guides that practically do not exist, BMW in black crisis, and Honda doing, at least one, but only one, what they can.
The positive notes? The Italian rookies-those are there.
But in the home race they don't count. Only we enjoy them all the same.

Micro chronicle.
At the start Rinaldi immediately insists on Rea and forces his hand.
He takes a risk but it suits him and he stays in the lead.
Behind him, precisely Rea, Redding and Razgatlioglu who does less than it seems.
The race flows smoothly. Rinaldi holds a couple of tenths of a second lead but very little happens behind him.
Rea, Razgatlioglu, Redding, Lowes, Davies, Bautista, Bassani and Locatelli rounding out the ten. The rest are really all very far away, especially the BMW, Honda and Yamaha second leaders.
With 12 to go Rea makes a mistake and loses the race while still standing. It doesn't go as well for Davies a couple of laps later, out while seventh behind Sykes.
With five to go Rinaldi is firmly in the lead ahead of the "usual" chasers while the exemplary race of Bassani and Locatelli, comfortably in the top ten, is noted.
After dominating in the qualifying sessions, superpole excluded, the Ducati Dolphin brings home the first victory in the race where most is expected of him.
Rinaldi, Razgatlioglu, Rea, Redding, Lowes, Bautista, Bassani, Sykes, Locatelli and Van Der Mark round out the ten!

 

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Rinaldi
Taste sto crescione-it's Romagnolo.
This must have been what Rinaldi said on the occasion of his much premature as well as guessed entry on Rea at Turn 1 of Lap 1.
Yet the race was decided there. Then it was almost like filling out a form. Rea gives him a gift he may not need.
Rated 9.5

Razgatlioglu
Went on pilgrimage to Tavullia but evidently did not drink the water. Never of the match, he takes, he does, a gift from Rea.
Otherwise he would "simply" be third.
Rated 8.5

Rea
He can't even fall when he "doesn't have any." World championships are won by predestined riders. And cutting your losses when you can't do any better is the best way to bring home titles.
Rated 8

Redding
He is not the first Ducati rider in Misano. That seems obvious.
But every time for a different reason, Redding finds a way not to win the championship.
Rated 6

Lowes
There is clearly a magnet keeping him behind Rea no matter what happens to him. Lowes, however, comes next.
Rated 6

Bautista
Honda is as good as Haslam. Bautista puts a lot of his own into it. And today he doesn't even lay down.
Rated 7.5

Bassani
Nice round grade to a driver/team package that amazes every time. OK, we're playing at home here, but it's race is truly one to remember.
Rated 8

Sykes
Every race is a session at the psychologist for Sykes. Despite running out of tires, no one does better than him on the German.
But wasn't it supposed to be the bike to beat?
Rated 6.5

Locatelli
Also good. Better than many others from whom one would expect more. Yet there is room for growth.
Rated 7

Van der Mark
The assumptions were other. And the statements, intentions, and friendly press also had other expectations. Dry Piadina
Rated 5

Superbike, Estoril: all for Rea. Ducati self-defeating, Yamaha asleep!

Rea Estoril Win

The second day of the Estoril race sees staged replica
of the Ducati humiliation that occurred in MotoGp, with the aggravating factor that it starts earlier, it's double and it affects a bit of everyone other than Rea.

Indeed, at a track favorable to the Reds, the gifts to the opponents began as early as the superpole race, won by Rea, ahead of Razgatlioglu, Redding, Gerloff, Rinaldi, Lowes, Sykes, Laverty and Davies. And when you're working hard to get your opponent on the podium step every time, it's hard to play something big then.

Ma tutto questo è niente rispetto a quanto capitato in gara2, iniziata con l’aggressività incerta di Rinaldi, che a momenti mette out Gerloff, e proseguita con l’incertezza dell’Italiano di non andarsene, terminata con un errore dello stesso americano che ha messo poi fuori il romagnolo su Ducati.
Il resto sono stati solo errori, sprechi e colpi a vuoto che hanno consentito al nord irlandese, negativo l’anno scorso su questa pista, di portare a casa un’altra doppietta

Rea, Davies, Razgatlioglu, Lowes, Locatelli, Van Der Mark, Bautista, Sykes, Laverty, and Rabat round out the ten.

The chronicle of the race is also useless here, because what speaks for itself is the top ten at the finish.
The Ducati begin to trash another world championship and bring home a positive result only with Davies, who, however, one must be honest, has the only virtue in always believing in it. It is not enough to make up for the leftovers of those who fall in front of him or the predestined who do not materialize.
Yamaha themselves are black belts of waste. Razgatlioglu never brings home what he should while Gerloff always appears too aggressive.
But for that matter, there is no laughing matter at BMW either, where Van Der Mark is not playing anything serious and where Sykes has to scramble for the very private Laverty.
And Honda? As in MotoGP it lives a drama, as Bautista struggles against the windmills of bad qualifying and gearbox problems, and 75% of the time he lays down to make those comebacks that, as a professional, he demands of himself. Haslam is there punching the clock. Have you seen him in the race, you?

It really is a bad Superbike, which only intellectual dishonesty or partisan interests can get away with calling spectacular.
The screw-ups are the stuff of Paperissima and clip shows, not something to enjoy.
Professionals, on the track and at the wall, there are few, and only one is a full package.

Report cards

Rea
Already he is strong, consistent, and always a step above.
Give him gifts, too, when he's not at the top, and it goes the way of the last six years.
Rated 10

Davies
He always believes, and always tries.
Who knows if he still believes he has a package that is in any way comparable to the official one, and that he can really play something apart from doing better than Redding, the only striking achievement apparently within his reach.
Rated 8.5

Razgatlioglu
Wasteful Turk. Spectacular, impetuous, aggressive, yet so frothy in the reckoning. He places, he contends, but today he should have won. Instead he throws it all away with a jump start.
Rated 7.5

Lowes
Every time his job is to make everyone understand that the Kawasaki doesn't ride itself and is worth as much as he is, not as much as his partner is worth.
Rated 6.5

Locatelli
I was ready to criticize that, okay, get the bike to the top ten finish line, but you need a progression.
Here I am being served. To Locatelli only applause.
Rated 8.5

Van Der Mark
The world proclamations attributed to BMW at the beginning of the season usually make people laugh after four to five races. This year they started making people laugh as early as Aragon.
Rated 6

Bautista
This thing of starting almost last and finishing well is exciting but it risks wearing the rider down.
When you see what he tries to squeeze out of the turnip that is Honda, you realize how much he could have squeezed out of a Ducati had he been given another chance. Much to the chagrin of the rosy desmo and the loudmouth Redding, who eleven wins in a row will never see it.
Rated 7.5

Sykes
He should be doing better than his teammate, but instead the BMW paucity is engulfing him as well.
Rating 5.5

Laverty
With the most private BMW of the lot, the Irishman is waking up and starting to show some talent.
Rated 6.5

Rabat
Pretty sad to see him like this. But it's not like the Ducati trend is that much better. Let's wait.
Rated 6

Aragon, Gara2: Redding di coraggio e di fortuna, davanti a Rea. Pirelli? Oro nero!

Redding

Ad Aragon per gara2, Redding vince di palle e di fondoschiena, grazie ad una scelta di gomme contraria alle direttive del team (i gesti al traguardo sono eloquenti) e ad una spallata di Gerloff che cambia la giornata di Jonathan Rea.
L’irlandese è tanto predestinato che non cade nemmeno così, e poi va a prendersi un secondo posto che vale una vittoria.
Lo stesso discorso si può fare per Gerloff, unico a mostrare talento e uno dei pochi da promuovere nonostante l’erroraccio che ha cambiato la faccia di gara2. Tolti lui, Rea e il fortunato e palluto Redding, si può salvare ben poco di questa gioranata.

Improved BMW, which insist but do not "consist," and vanished Yamaha (except Gerloff), there is not much else.

But the real havoc is at Ducati.
Redding gestures to the engineers for the second time in two races, and that means there is no trust between rider and team.
The bad part is that he is right. Because Rinaldi is taken out with rain and made to re-enter after one lap, and Davies before doing the same also manages to go on the ground.
If you say that in Bologna they can only win by luck, you are being mean but you are not going so far from reality. Impossible to deny the flashes of amateurism.

Perhaps on second thought there is a total winner: it's called Pirelli.
The tires are all good, even the ignored intermediates. And no one on the track can be said to be belittled except in cases of wicked choice.
Such a tire maker is black gold and should be carried in triumph.

Minicronaca della gara
Partono in gara2 e ci sono ancora una vota rider che montano gomme che segnalano già di voler cambiare. Follia.
Davies subito out con una rain… inspiegabile la scelta.
Con poco meno 16 giri da fare Gerloff fa un errore che lo manda in terra e punisce anche Rea che rimane in piedi ma perde la leadership.
A meno 13 VDMark è in testa seguito da Redding e Razgatlioglu, poi Lowes, Rea, Sykes e Bautista…
E a meno 10 le cose si mettono ancora meglio per Redding perché dopo aver preso la testa della corsa, inizia a mettere anche metri.
Nel marasma Rea con gomma intermedia  è meglio di tutti, per lo meno di quelli alla sua portata, e la sua gara ha spazio anche per del cinema di traiettorie e ragazzate.
Le BMW rimangono nella media con il solo Sykes a sognare un podio che però non vedranno. Honda conclude il week end lasciando Bautista, a mezzo giro dalla fine, senza benzina e senza top ten. Anche questo simboleggia la debacle della casa dell’ala.
Redding, Rea, Lowes, Sykes, VdMark, Razgatlioglu, Gerloff, Folger, Locatelli, Mahias.

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Redding
Courage, chutzpah, and luck. He puts it all in and is rightly proud of it. Right the outburst, but with the team two talks must do it.
Rated 10

Rea
The fact that he is the predestined is seen when he does not go to the ground even after Gerloff enters. He does all the rest.
Of the rest, he is always there, while the luck of others, almost never.
Rated 9.5

Lowes
The truth is that he would not get ahead of Rea even if Rea did not race. Yet he is strong. He almost seems to be in the world to make everyone understand Rea's value.
Rated 8.5

Sykes
BMW needs to light him a giant candle. Or a frankfurter, his choice. It's a shame to see him suffer on a bike not up to his standards.
Rated 8

VdMark
E’ un altro talento che però non ha la sensibilità che servirebbe per capire che certe cose, alla moto che ha, ancora non le può chiedere.
Voto 7,5

Razgatlioglu
To many, he is the anti Rea. Yet he looks like a shadow of the fury he was in last season's outings. He needs to shake it off.
Rated 6

Gerloff
For the race he deserves an 8.5, but the very costly vaccination combined at the start must be reversed. Rea, who is smart and recognizes his talent, forgives him. He understands, and apologizes.
Rated 6.5

Folger
Result remedied by final confusion. But not much more so far.
Rating 5

Locatelli
Another top ten. Applause for him. Soft applause, because he is still on probation....
Rated 7.5

Mahias
He is a tradesman and brings out the best in a situation that is new to him. There is a good chance he can show something good.
Rated 7