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INEOS have four victories from four starts
after the opening weekend and a victory over Luna Rossa on
Saturday would earn them a spot in the final, which determines
who meets America's Cup defenders Team New Zealand (TNZ).
The British challengers were only scheduled to face the Italian
team, who have two points, on Saturday but the schedule was
revised with American Magic repairing damage to their boat and
unable to compete.
"It's a trade-off. You would have three weeks without any
intense racing. You trade that off against development gains,"
Ainslie told reporters.
"We have been on a massive rate of improvement and there's still
a lot to do to make the boat go faster."
Both teams would have to agree to skip Sunday's race if the
result has no impact on the final placings and Francesco Bruni,
who co-helms Luna Rossa alongside Jimmy Spithill, said they did
not yet know what they would decide.
"I cannot promise (we would race) but for sure it's an
opportunity," Bruni, whose team can reach the final if they win
both races, said.
Spithill added: "There's an incentive for both teams to win - if
we do that we race on Sunday so there is a lot on the line, and
that's a great test for the two of us."
The second and third-placed teams in the Challenger Series face
off for a place in the final. The winner of the series will go
on to face defenders TNZ from March 6.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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