Superbike \u2013 Race 2<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 from ninth on the grid, Baz lost a little ground off the line, twelfth through the first corners. \u00a0He held that position until around the mid-race point when, having worked to catch Mercado, he was finally able to pass the Argentinian. Unfortunately for the Frenchman, a gap of around six seconds had meanwhile opened up between him and the group ahead. Baz nevertheless continued to do his best \u2013 some of his fastest times coming in the final laps \u2013 to close today\u2019s race in eleventh place.<\/span><\/p>\n The penultimate championship round now concluded, Baz lies eleventh in the general standings with 127 points. The Gulf Althea BMW Racing team will be back in action over the weekend of 25-27 October, taking part in the final round at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cA very tough race. I received a grid penalty after I failed to note the red flag during warm-up, and that put me back to ninth. Then the\u00a0track was very slippery with very low grip, so it was hard to pass in these\u00a0conditions. That meant it took me time to reach and overtake Mercado, and by then I\u2019d lost ground to those ahead of me. I hoped for more and am disappointed as I wanted to close at least top ten. Instead, I\u00a0finished with more or less the same gap to the front as yesterday. I\u2019m just sorry for the team, as we are unable to do more with what we have\u2026\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/frentubo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/7e7c0772-57ad-453d-994f-c399759cf871-1.jpg\")
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