Fight Club
THE WORLDSBK CHAMPIONSHIP raised itself from its five-weekend slumber around the outdoor expanse of Magny Cours. It ended with more much rancour than even last year, but this time the verbal gloves were well and truly off after Sunday’s final race. More on that later.
Rain on Friday was not unusual, but it messed up everyone’s set-up plans – including Pirelli, which wanted to continue evaluating its new SCX soft front and the true development SC1 rear.
It was an amazing Superpole on Saturday morning, shortly after a frantic FP3. The 1m36.124s that gave Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) his 39th pole position was matched to the last measurable degree by Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx). A
