Portimao WorldSBK: Alvaro Bautista: Ducati ‘trying to help me, in contact with Gigi Dall’Igna’ about 2023
While the Panigale V4 R appears to be the most com𝔍🅰plete package on the WorldSBK grid in 2022, that is not stopping Bautista from pushing Ducati for further improvements.
Bautista, who leads the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:WorldSBK standings by over 50 points with just three rounds to go, has been sensational for much of꧙ the season.
However, that statement has also been true about Razgatlioglu and to some extent 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jonathan Rea, although the Kawasaki rider appears destined for a th🦩ird place finish in the championship.
Dꦯemonstrated once again in Portimao was the extreme pace advantage Bautista and Ducati had on the straights, however, the former MotoGP rider knows steps need to be made and wants more with regards to corner exit for next season.
"I need that Yamaha don’t help Toprak!" joked Bautista before going on to provide a serious answer on what🌳 he🌞 hopes Ducati helps him with.
"We have some i🐼deas for next year because we need more support from the bike on🧔 the exit of the corner, as I feel the bike very light.
"We need something to help 🐎the bike on the exit of corner; if we have it more stable, we can improve our acceleration and our performance.
"We are in ♔co🦹ntact with Gigi, as he calls me after all the races, practices and tests, so he knows my feeling with the bike, so they’re trying to help me."
While it’s clear that Bautista’s straight-line speed has helped him at rounds such as Aragon, Estoril, Catalunya and Po🧸rtimao, the Spaniard has previously taken aim at those who believe his success is largely down to the speed of the Ducati.
In fact, Bautista again highlighted it when talking about the upcoming round in Argentina which is expected to suit Ducati: "Everyone says that it h𝕴as a long straight , but there’s only one straight that’s big. I have won there once but I just want to feel the bike and then, we’ll know our level."
Although Bautista is keeping his cards close to his chest, team-mate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Michael Ruben Rinaldi feels a 1-2 is potentiall🌃y on the cards: "I think we can do a Ducati 1-2 i𒁃n Argentina…"
