The team has high hopes for the next round after testing the Ducati 1198 machine on the Mugello circuit and verified Nori Haga’s physical condition. During the summer break, the rider continued with a combination of both physiotherapy and training, which seems to be paying off.
Although his shoulder injury caused him some discomfort at the start, he managed to achieve a confident feeling ahead of the weekend at the Nurburgring.
"I got a great result at Nürburgring last year and hope to be able to do the same again this time around. It’s a really nice track though last year was pretty wet for race day which made things interesting! Anyway I’m feeling much stronger than I was at Brno and, after a relaxing holiday back home in Japan, I’m totally ready to continue the fight for the world title,” said Noriyuki Haga.
The results were extremely positive after several preparations and adjustments, making about 90 laps in total during the two-day test, which ended with encouraging lap times. According to worldsbk.com, engineer Ernesto Marinelli, technical director of the Superbike project, declared himself satisfied with the results as well.
Things seem to be going well this season for the Ducati Xerox Team, as Nitro-Nori continues to lead the championship with 326 points after ten of fourteen Superbike rounds held so far, while Michel Fabrizio occupies third place in the overall standings, holding 273 points. Fabrizio was also on track at Mugello and he is back in shape as well after suffering muscle damage in practice during his recent MotoGP outing at Brno.
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