Aruba Ducati’s Chaz Davies crashed in both of today’s Thailand World Superbike outings which he puts down to riding on the limit in order to make up for a deficit in power to the Aprilia and Kawasaki competition.
The Prestigne rider, who lost the front at turn 12 in race one and the rear at turn three in race two, says he was having to push so hard in the corners in order to keep up on the straights, he just went over the edge.
“I’m really disappointed with how today’s races went. It was very difficult as I was constantly having to push, riding at the limit, to fight with the others. The fact that there are three straights here really hindered us today,” said the Welshman.
“We made some changes for race 2 and the bike was better, but then the race went more or less like the first one. The crash was different, I lost grip at the rear on entering Turn 3 but then the second part of the race was similar. I tried to make up as many positions as possible.
“The lap times were good and when I find myself riding alone I have a lot less trouble. When I’m fighting with the others, I have a lot more trouble with initial acceleration and on the straight, losing too much ground which means I then have to force the entry. I have faith in the technicians at Borgo Panigale and their work to find us some more power ahead of the next races.”
