P1 - Chaz Davies @chazdavies
Aruba.it Racing - Ducati @ArubaRacing
"Johnny (Rea) is always a fast starter so I wasn’t expecting to lead into the first corner. I made a good start, put my head down and set some really quick lap times early on. I didn’t know how it was going to play out. I don’t know what tyre the others guys ran so I don’t know if they were a bit harder than me or the same so I didn’t how my bike was going to feel in the latter stages of the race. But it felt like our pace was just quick as the other guys if not a bit stronger even at the end. We are very, very happy to win here at Imola. For Ducati it is basically their back garden, so it’s really important. Thanks to Ducati and all my team for giving me a great motorcycle and I’m just glad I can show what it is capable of."
P2 - Jonathan Rea @jonathanrea
Kawasaki Racing Team @KRT_WorldSBK
"I'm happy, because Chaz had something special today. In the beginning I stayed quite close, until I made a mistake. The problem I had at Aragon and Thailand where the rear locked happened quite a lot in that race so we need to dig deeper and see what’s really happening, because as soon as it happened two or three times my confidence dropped a lot. In the beginning I felt good with Chaz (Davies), on the first lap the gap was big but then I managed to keep it stable until I made the mistake. Then that was all it took. Tomorrow is a new day and I’m looking forward to that."
P3 - Tom Sykes @TheRealTomSykes
Kawasaki Racing Team @KRT_WorldSBK
"It was just difficult (to overtake Rea), here at Imola, it’s a track that doesn’t leave much margin for error. I think we had a possibility in some areas but it would have been difficult to make a clean pass. I just didn’t quite have the last minerals to make it happen, but overall considering the amount of time we lost on Friday we are probably not at a bad level. Consistency wise I feel it’s acceptable, but for sure we are missing lap times. We suffered also in Superpole and it is a priority for tomorrow to try and fix this."
P5 - Davide Giugliano @DavideGiugliano
Aruba.it Racing - Ducati @ArubaRacing
"I didn't have great pace in the race and then my exhaust broke. This is racing. The great thing about World Superbike is that we have another Race tomorrow, so now I'm going to go back to my box and speak to my crew to find improvements and go better."
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P1 - Jules Cluzel - @JulesCluzel16
MV Agusta Reparto Corse @MVAgustaMotor
"I'm really happy because we've improved all weekend, and we had to after the disaster in Assen. It looks like we understand what's happening and I am strong now. We still have to improve but I'm really happy. Today was a great day, but tomorrow is a different day and it looks like the conditions could change so we have to concentrate. It's great to be the fastest in Saturday qualifying but tomorrow it's like reset and start from zero so I will try to do my best and hopefully to be on the podium, and try to win the race."
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