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Team Bimota Alstare showed great competitiveness at Donington Park with both riders Ayrton Badovini and Christian Iddon, who mixed it with the other EVO peers in both British races. Ayrton Badovini finished ahead all of his EVO rivals at the finish line in both races, whilst Christian Iddon ended up behind his teammate in Race 2 after a crash in the opening encounter.

Whilst finishing ahead of David Salom, Bimota Alstare rider Badovini was not classified as the first rider within the EVO category as the BB3 is currently awaiting homologation. Therefore, both Badovini and Iddon’s results are excluded from the points, but Sunday’s impressive performances show that the BB3 is realising its potential sooner than later.

Ayrton Badovini: “I am really happy with my race day – especially after the crash in Superpole. It’s always difficult after a crash and I didn’t have a good feeling with the bike in this morning’s warm-up – maybe because it was pretty wet and very slippery. So when the track dried and the sun started to come out and the prospects for two dry races looked good, I immediately felt a lot better about the situation.

I knew that my BB3 worked well in the dry here and when I got off to good starts in both 23-lap races, I felt that this could be a good day. I felt comfortable on the bike and riding was easy – and for that I would like to say a big ‘thank you’ to the team for all the work they put in. I had no particular problems in either race, though we need to improve the feel of the front end a bit more. I would like my performance to Francis Batta and the team – both are very special to me.”

Christian Iddon: “I crashed after four laps in race one and it was my fault, because I was a bit too hasty. I had started well and got ahead of some of the good guys, but then lost some places in the chicane and hairpin. I tried to get back all the positions I had lost in one corner and that was my undoing because I was a bit too aggressive and lost the front.  There was plenty of time left in the race, so I should have waited to make my move. Because of that, I was probably a bit too cautious at the start of race two on the first lap. I wanted to get settled before I started to push hard. My seat came loose after a couple of laps, but it was not a huge problem and after a while I got used to the feeling. A lap or so later, I had a feeling that the engine wasn’t running right and I rode steadily, but a bit nervously, in case something happened. But the bike seemed to be working OK, so I just carried on."