After seeing WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista jump onto their factory MotoGP bike, Ducati “now understand” why the Spaniard is such a good rider.
After completing a very promising first day of testing aboard Ducati’s factory MotoGP bike at Misano, Alvaro Bautista and Gigi Dall’Igna have given their thoughts on a possible wildcard entry later in the year.
Michael Ruben Rinaldi says his mistake at the Misano WorldSBK round in Race 2 was due to carrying too much speed in the slipstream of Toprak Razgatlioglu.
Toprak Razgatlioglu saw his best chance of beating Alvaro Bautista on track this season disappear when red flags were waved in Sunday’s Misano Superpole race.
Ducati will hope to continue the winning streak for its special yellow Misano WorldSBK livery when the factory MotoGP team takes to the same track for the San Marino Grand Prix.
A 'chaotic' Misano WorldSBK Superpole race saw Danilo Petrucci penalised for an incident with Dominique Aegerter and Remy Gardner, then left fearing he had broken a femur after crashing out with Iker Lecuona.
At two completely different ends of the spectrum through four WorldSBK rounds in 2023, Jonathan Rea and Alvaro Bautista have given their thoughts ahead of the Misano round.
After taking part in a private test aboard a Ducati Panigale V4 alongside MotoGP test rider Michele Pirro, could Andrea Iannone be setting himself up for a move to WorldSBK? If so what are the most likely landing spots?