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Michael Canducci (3750 Puccetti Racing FMI) will sit out of the World Supersport race at Pirelli Riviera Di Rimini Round at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, following a training incident  which has left the Italian declared unfit.

As the team heads into their home race, they have secured 2016 European Supersport Winner Axel Bassani as a replacement rider on board their Kawasaki ZX-6R machine. With a wealth of experience in the class, the young Italian will be a strong replacement to take on a tough weekend in San Marino.

Missing out on a fight in front of his home crowd, the Italian will now focus on preparing for his return after the summer break: "I'm really disappointed I can’t race this weekend in front of my home race, and Misano is a track which I definitely could have ran a strong race. I had a big fall when I was training and with an injury to my head, the doctors preferred to declare me unfit to race. Luckily I did not do anything serious and I will only miss one race. Now I will try to rest to get back to shape and be ready after the summer break. "

With a big job ahead of him, Bassani is keen to get started on track as he hopes to help the team to get a strong result. Securing a strong top ten finish at the circuit last season, the Italian will put up a strong fight.

Bassani explains: "I'm happy to be able to be back with Manuel this weekend and thank him for thinking of me as a good substitute for Canducci. I hope to have a good feeling in my first round tomorrow, as well as secure a good result because the team deserves it! I look forward to starting work with the team!”

Follow Bassani’s progress in WorldSSP throughout the weekend all online with the WorldSBK VideoPass, as FP1 gets underway on Friday at 08:45LT.