Iker Lecuona is hoping to improve his performance for Race 1 at the Estoril WorldSBK after being beaten to pole position by Nicolo Bulega in a fiercely competitive Superpole session.
The newly crowned champion broke the lap record twice during Superpole at Estoril, with his second flying lap making him the historic first rider to lap the circuit in under 1 minute and 34 seconds, enough to secure his 10th pole of the season.
Bulega was pleased enough with his Superpole performance, feeling he is finally back to the competitive level he had before Cremona, where he failed to win any of the three races and missed out on pole.
"I'm really happy," Nicolo Bulega told the WorldSBK world feed after Superpole. "We improved a lot the bike, much better than Cremona so I'm really happy to have my good feeling back. Thanks to my team and I hope to continue like this."
For Iker Lecuona, claiming second place felt like a lucky escape following a "horrible" first run in Superpole. Quick adjustments made by his garage ultimately salvaged his qualifying campaign.
"Honestly, quite a good result finally because the first run was horrible, I didn't feel good on the bike," he explained. "I struggled a lot to go fast. The team did a really good job, we did a small adjustment for the SCQ and I could go faster – a small detail I missed, but I knew Nicolo was very fast on that track, he likes it a lot."
Assessing his race pace against the polesitter, Lecuona added, "Let's see, I think we have a little bit similar pace but I think he has something more. So, let's see if we can find something on the race to try to fight something for the victory."
Meanwhile, Alex Lowes qualified on the front row for the second time this season at Estoril, having previously placed third in Superpole at Misano. The British rider topped FP3 using a different setup before altering his tyre strategy to save grip for the demanding final corner.
"I feel quite good on the bike this weekend," Lowes told the world feed after Superpole. "This morning was, let's say, a trial run, but I felt good in FP3 – the temperature comes up a bit, but I knew I could do a decent lap. The first tyre in Superpole I didn't maximise very well, but the second one I tried to save everything for this long last corner – I can't go through there any faster, that's for sure. The team are doing a fantastic job, we're pushing as hard as we can every weekend, but let's see in the race. We can enjoy it, we're doing well, and let's try to get a bit closer to the podium in the race."
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