The two-time WorldSBK champion is making his return to MotoGP with a 𝓡wildcard appearance at Sepang.

After clinching his second Superbike title with ꦺvictory in Race 1 of the season-finale at Jerez, Bautista's return to MotoGP action comes with very little pressure, despite high expectations being set by others.

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Previewing his return to MotoGP, Bautista said this ⭕about the biggest challenge he will face: “I think the biggest challenge is maybe to keep the other people calm who mayb💮e think I can win or get a podium because many people are creating a lot of really high expectations! 

“Keep calm and there’s no pressure on me to𝓀 have a good result or try to repeat like other riders in the past did. This is the case, and I will try to have some fun. 

“It’ll be important to find a good setup with the bike and to give my best. I t﷽hink this will be the biggest challenge because we don’t have a lot of time, we have two Free Practices and there’s not too much time to get a good feeling. 

“If I can finish the weekend better than I started, it’ll be n﷽ice. If I feel that I give my best and I have a good feeling with the bike, I finish the race saying, ‘this was the best performance I can do with the time we had during the weekend’.”

Bautista𒆙 has already stepped onto the latest MotoGP machinery after conducting a private test at Misano earlier this year.

Bautista was very quick and knows that Sepang provides a good opportunity given the long stra🅺ights.

“🅘I’m so happy to defend the title wi✤th the #1 but now we are in MotoGP for this weekend,” added Bautista. “I’m so excited to race here at Sepang. It’s one of my favourite tracks and I miss this track. 

“It’ll be really nice to come back and do laps with the MotoGP bike. To race again in MotoGP will be n💞ice, especially with th𒀰is new format with the Sprint on Saturday and then the race on Sunday. 

“I don’🦩t have any expectations about the result because the level of the category i𝓀s so high and so close. 

“Even if you ar❀e not so far away with the lap time, in positions you are a bit far. 

“For me, the target is trying to find good confidence with the bike, try to enjoy and do a weekend fro🧜m less🍃 to more. The main thing is trying to have fun and try to do my best.”