Alvaro Bautista on the major differences between MotoGP and WorldSBK

Two-time WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista says MotoGP has become more difficult to control the bike than when he was a full-time rider in the series.
Alvaro Bautista, Ducati MotoGP Sepang 2023
Alvaro Bautista, Ducati MotoGP Sepang 2023

Bautista won his second consecutive WoཧrldSBK 🐼title in 2023, after winning a stunning 27 races.

But the former MotoGP rider of nine years finished the season with a wi🦄ldcard performance at the Malaysian grand prix. 

Having suffered an injury prior to the event, Bautista wasn’t fully fit and as a result was unable to deliver the type of performances and results expected, despite it being his first appearance sinc🌃e 2018. 

Still, Bautista was able to draw up some conclusions as to where big difꦅferences lie between M🥀otoGP and Superbike.

“Before you had more options to control the bike.”🎶 Bautista told Motorsport-total. “Now it is more difficult because of the aerodynamics, the motorcycles are more cumbersome in terms of movements. 

“If you don't know how to use aerodynamics ꦓyou are lost. I liked it better when I could control the situation better.”

That is something Bautista is able to do in WorldSBK as the machines used are not as stiff as MotoGPꦫ bikes.

But Bautista, who has put on a stunning show against the likes of Jonathan Rea and Toprak Razgatlioglu over the last two sea🌃sons✤, still believes that the top level of racing is in MotoGP.

“In MotoGP🗹 the riders ride at the highest level,” added the Aruba.it Ducati ri♔der. “There is no doubt about that. 

“Now the riders are much closer, the bikes ar🔜e closer ꦗtogether. There is a very high level.”

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