{"id":2037983,"date":"2026-07-10T18:49:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2037983"},"modified":"2026-07-10T18:49:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:49:34","slug":"quite-tricky-donington-worldsbk-practice-a-struggle-iker-lecuona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2037983","title":{"rendered":"\u201cQuite tricky\u201d: Donington WorldSBK practice a struggle Iker Lecuona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-07821.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>\u201cQuite tricky\u201d: Donington WorldSBK practice a struggle Iker Lecuona<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Iker Lecuona says he has not been able to find a comfortable setup on his bike at the UK WorldSBK.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Alex Whitworth <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-07-10T19:49:34+01:00\">10 Jul 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-07821.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-07821.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-07821.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-07821.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-07821.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-07821.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-07821.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-07821.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-07821.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Iker Lecuona, 2026 UK WorldSBK. Credit: Tony Goldsmith.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<aside>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div>  Prefer Crash.Net on Google <\/div>\n<div> See our stories more often<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"button\">  Add <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Iker Lecuona finds himself on the back foot at the Donington WorldSBK after Friday practice at the Donington WorldSBK, feeling he \u201ccannot ride smooth\u201d.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lecuona was third-fastest in FP2 at Donington, behind Nicolo Bulega and Yari Montella, but the Spaniard felt afterwards that he was unable to make true improvements to his bike setup, leaving him uncomfortable on the bike.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Iker Lecuona, 2026 Emilia-Romagna WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold &amp; Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cQuite tricky, honestly,\u201d Iker Lecuona said of his first day at Donington.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI don\u2019t feel comfortable on the bike. We tried to change a little bit, but every time we changed something we improved one side, we\u00a0 did it worse on the other side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe didn\u2019t find the way to improve the worse side while keeping the other one.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWas tricky and difficult because the bike was not precise, honestly, so I struggled a lot all the track because we need to flow and, because the bike is not constant and is not precise, of course the lap time is not constant.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI struggled because I cannot ride smooth, I need to think when I ride. I think \u2018Let\u2019s see what happens in that corner, let\u2019s see what the bike does\u2019, to try to manage the situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe are far, I want to say, that normally we are less than a tenth or on a tenth \u2013 it\u2019s two-tenths-and-a-half compared Nicolo [Bulega].\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-e75f46cdb65fdededc9a4f635fc6b87a16c381077b056c072cf587630ace1a1a\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cFeeling is not like I want\u201d but Nicolo Bulega starts UK WorldSBK in dominant form<\/li>\n<li>Iker Lecuona \u201cfrustrated\u201d as Nicolo Bulega remains unbeatable at Misano WorldSBK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cJust trying to understand what happened and trying to find a way, because today we made very small changed, but almost every run was a little bit different. But we don\u2019t find a way.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Unaffected by fatherhood<\/h2>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Iker Lecuona, 2026 UK WorldSBK. Credit: Tony Goldsmith.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lecuona was one of a few riders to miss the Ducati Race of Champions last weekend. The others were absent through injury, but for Lecuona it was different, as he became a father.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The UK WorldSBK is therefore the Spaniard\u2019s first race since his wife gave birth, but he says he is no different at the track now compared to in the past.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI\u2019m a dad, but that changes when I\u2019m at home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWhen I\u2019m at home, of course I have the baby, my wife. Of course it\u2019s different, maybe the nights will be a bit more tricky to sleep, but even on that side I have luck that the baby for now sleeps almost six hours, so even like that I can rest quite well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cOn the bike it doesn\u2019t change anything. Even during today, I think about the baby only on the lunch or when I talk with someone.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cBut when I start to warm up, when I put the leathers, until the moment I remove the leathers I don\u2019t think [about it] because it\u2019s my work and honestly I\u2019m focused here.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cRight now, I don\u2019t see it different \u2013 here at the track. At home, everything changes!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-field-keywords block-layout-builder\">\n<h2>Tags:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Iker Lecuona<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Aruba.it Racing &#8211; Ducati<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-pager contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item prev\">\n<h3> Previous <span>Article<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_plain\">\n<div class=\"content\"> WorldSBK warned it\u2019s \u201carriving at a dangerous point\u201d amid continued Ducati dominance <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item next\">\n<h3> Next <span>Article<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_plain\">\n<div class=\"content\"> \u201cWe are slow everywhere\u201d: Danilo Petrucci bemoans lack of BMW pace at UK WorldSBK <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-block block block-configurable-views-block\">\n<div class=\"author-view grid-view js-view-dom-id-8eda189cc6bc7aaa803de8e457cd90d282067f150e6c1d32a4ecc4622238ad64\">\n<div class=\"card user default\">\n<div class=\"image\"> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/picture-alex-w.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/picture-alex-w.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/picture-alex-w.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"header\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"name\">Alex Whitworth<\/div>\n<div class=\"role\">Journalist<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<p>Alex joined the Crash.net team in August of 2024 having covered consumer and racing motorcycle news at Visordown for two years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-element-container block block-views-blockrelated-content-related-content-block\">\n<h3>Related Articles<\/h3>\n<div class=\"grid-view grid-2 js-view-dom-id-290634bdf3fb5c6497d1d5925678c45d9aad66921634a06d7cd463a8b95effcc\">\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> World Superbikes  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two more WorldSBK records for Nicolo Bulega after \u201cincredible\u201d Misano weekend<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325043_hires.jpg?aspect_ratio=1:1\" alt=\"Nicolo Bulega, 2026 Emilia-Romagna WorldSBK. 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270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-07821.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-07821.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> WSBK  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>WorldSBK warned it\u2019s \u201carriving at a dangerous point\u201d amid continued Ducati dominance<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1783708241\"> 1h ago<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/nicolo-bulega-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-09089.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/nicolo-bulega-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-09089.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/nicolo-bulega-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-09089.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> WSBK  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sam Lowes expecting \u201cemotional\u201d UK WorldSBK after team owner death<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1783619475\"> 09\/07\/26<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331366_hires.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331366_hires.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331366_hires.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"component-card-default block block-configurable-views-block\">\n<h2>More News<\/h2>\n<div class=\"component-blocks-view grid-view js-view-dom-id-f8fee55e99f4634909114e8a0202c2f4f88d1898559c4b53fd2b031aa0330816\">\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> WSBK  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Failed Aragon WorldSBK \u2018helped\u2019 Jake Dixon despite early withdrawal<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1783618157\"> 09\/07\/26<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331397_hires.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331397_hires.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331397_hires.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> WSBK  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Danilo Petrucci: BMW \u201cnot satisfied\u201d with 2026 WorldSBK results<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1783617314\"> 09\/07\/26<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331384_hires.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331384_hires.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331384_hires.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> WSBK  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cNot only the tyre\u201d: Jonathan Rea on Honda WorldSBK-Suzuka 8 Hours disparity<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1783616239\"> 09\/07\/26<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331379_hires.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331379_hires.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331379_hires.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> WSBK  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jake Dixon cleared for second WorldSBK return attempt at Donington<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1783593813\"> 09\/07\/26<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1319694_hires.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1319694_hires.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1319694_hires.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> WSBK  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Donington WorldSBK an \u201cimportant race\u201d for Andrea Locatelli after Suzuka podium<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1783505413\"> 08\/07\/26<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1325221_hires.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1325221_hires.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1325221_hires.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Iker Lecuona says he has not been able to find a comfortable setup on his bike at the UK WorldSBK.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Iker Lecuona finds himself on the back foot at the Donington WorldSBK after Friday practice at the Donington WorldSBK, feeling he \u201ccannot ride smooth\u201d.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lecuona was third-fastest in FP2 at Donington, behind Nicolo Bulega and Yari Montella, but the Spaniard felt afterwards that he was unable to make true improvements to his bike setup, leaving him uncomfortable on the bike.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Iker Lecuona, 2026 Emilia-Romagna WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold &amp; Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cQuite tricky, honestly,\u201d Iker Lecuona said of his first day at Donington.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI don\u2019t feel comfortable on the bike. We tried to change a little bit, but every time we changed something we improved one side, we\u00a0 did it worse on the other side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe didn\u2019t find the way to improve the worse side while keeping the other one.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWas tricky and difficult because the bike was not precise, honestly, so I struggled a lot all the track because we need to flow and, because the bike is not constant and is not precise, of course the lap time is not constant.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI struggled because I cannot ride smooth, I need to think when I ride. I think \u2018Let\u2019s see what happens in that corner, let\u2019s see what the bike does\u2019, to try to manage the situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe are far, I want to say, that normally we are less than a tenth or on a tenth \u2013 it\u2019s two-tenths-and-a-half compared Nicolo [Bulega].\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-e75f46cdb65fdededc9a4f635fc6b87a16c381077b056c072cf587630ace1a1a\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cFeeling is not like I want\u201d but Nicolo Bulega starts UK WorldSBK in dominant form<\/li>\n<li>Iker Lecuona \u201cfrustrated\u201d as Nicolo Bulega remains unbeatable at Misano WorldSBK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cJust trying to understand what happened and trying to find a way, because today we made very small changed, but almost every run was a little bit different. But we don\u2019t find a way.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Unaffected by fatherhood<\/h2>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Iker Lecuona, 2026 UK WorldSBK. Credit: Tony Goldsmith.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lecuona was one of a few riders to miss the Ducati Race of Champions last weekend. The others were absent through injury, but for Lecuona it was different, as he became a father.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The UK WorldSBK is therefore the Spaniard\u2019s first race since his wife gave birth, but he says he is no different at the track now compared to in the past.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI\u2019m a dad, but that changes when I\u2019m at home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWhen I\u2019m at home, of course I have the baby, my wife. Of course it\u2019s different, maybe the nights will be a bit more tricky to sleep, but even on that side I have luck that the baby for now sleeps almost six hours, so even like that I can rest quite well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cOn the bike it doesn\u2019t change anything. Even during today, I think about the baby only on the lunch or when I talk with someone.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cBut when I start to warm up, when I put the leathers, until the moment I remove the leathers I don\u2019t think [about it] because it\u2019s my work and honestly I\u2019m focused here.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cRight now, I don\u2019t see it different \u2013 here at the track. At home, everything changes!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Iker Lecuona finds himself on the back foot at the Donington WorldSBK after Friday practice at the Donington WorldSBK, feeling he \u201ccannot ride smooth\u201d.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lecuona was third-fastest in FP2 at Donington, behind Nicolo Bulega and Yari Montella, but the Spaniard felt afterwards that he was unable to make true improvements to his bike setup, leaving him uncomfortable on the bike.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/gng_1325033_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Iker Lecuona, 2026 Emilia-Romagna WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold &amp; Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cQuite tricky, honestly,\u201d Iker Lecuona said of his first day at Donington.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI don\u2019t feel comfortable on the bike. We tried to change a little bit, but every time we changed something we improved one side, we\u00a0 did it worse on the other side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe didn\u2019t find the way to improve the worse side while keeping the other one.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWas tricky and difficult because the bike was not precise, honestly, so I struggled a lot all the track because we need to flow and, because the bike is not constant and is not precise, of course the lap time is not constant.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI struggled because I cannot ride smooth, I need to think when I ride. I think \u2018Let\u2019s see what happens in that corner, let\u2019s see what the bike does\u2019, to try to manage the situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe are far, I want to say, that normally we are less than a tenth or on a tenth \u2013 it\u2019s two-tenths-and-a-half compared Nicolo [Bulega].\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-e75f46cdb65fdededc9a4f635fc6b87a16c381077b056c072cf587630ace1a1a\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cFeeling is not like I want\u201d but Nicolo Bulega starts UK WorldSBK in dominant form<\/li>\n<li>Iker Lecuona \u201cfrustrated\u201d as Nicolo Bulega remains unbeatable at Misano WorldSBK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cJust trying to understand what happened and trying to find a way, because today we made very small changed, but almost every run was a little bit different. But we don\u2019t find a way.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Unaffected by fatherhood<\/h2>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-08643.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Iker Lecuona, 2026 UK WorldSBK. Credit: Tony Goldsmith.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lecuona was one of a few riders to miss the Ducati Race of Champions last weekend. The others were absent through injury, but for Lecuona it was different, as he became a father.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The UK WorldSBK is therefore the Spaniard\u2019s first race since his wife gave birth, but he says he is no different at the track now compared to in the past.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI\u2019m a dad, but that changes when I\u2019m at home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWhen I\u2019m at home, of course I have the baby, my wife. Of course it\u2019s different, maybe the nights will be a bit more tricky to sleep, but even on that side I have luck that the baby for now sleeps almost six hours, so even like that I can rest quite well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cOn the bike it doesn\u2019t change anything. Even during today, I think about the baby only on the lunch or when I talk with someone.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cBut when I start to warm up, when I put the leathers, until the moment I remove the leathers I don\u2019t think [about it] because it\u2019s my work and honestly I\u2019m focused here.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cRight now, I don\u2019t see it different \u2013 here at the track. At home, everything changes!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/wsbk\/news\/1100646\/1\/quite-tricky-donington-worldsbk-practice-struggle-iker-lecuona&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-07821.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] \u201cQuite tricky\u201d: Donington WorldSBK practice a struggle Iker Lecuona Iker Lecuona says he has not been able to find a comfortable setup on his bike at the UK WorldSBK. Alex Whitworth 10 Jul 2026 Share Iker Lecuona, 2026 UK WorldSBK. Credit: Tony Goldsmith. 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