Ryan Vickers has played down expectations on his up💜coming rookie Wo🎶rldSBK campaign after making the move to Motocorsa Ducati.

Vickers, a multiple BSB r♏ace winner, will replace five-times WorldSBK race winner Michael Ruben Rinaldi at the Motocorsa team next year, in what will be his first season on a Ducati, as well as his first at World C𒉰hampionship level.

“It’s always diffꦺicult as a rookie and I think I would be silly to put a position as a goal,” Vickers told WorldSBK.com at the recent EICMA motorcycle show in Milan.

“There’s a lot of new circuits for me. Some of the rookies that were in this year already knew them. 🀅I’ve got a lot of learning to do.

“My only goal is to keep progressing with the team and the bike and I’m sure, throughout the 🧸year, we’ll get some amazing results as we’ve shown we’ve arrived at a pretty high level straight🌱 away.”

Vickers’ first test on the Motocorsa Ducati, at the 🌳Jerez circuit in October, left the British rider with a positive impression of both the bike and the team.

“Jerez was a good test for me,” he said. “It’s a very new circuit for me, I hadn’t been there for five year💦s and only ever done one day at Jerez, so to be at a good level straight away was a great feeling for me.

“When I next go to a new circuit, I know I can begin the sa�🃏�me process with learning the track and bike.”

He continued: “My first thoughts with the team and the bike were amazing. They welcomed m๊e so well and taught me the way to ride the Du🌄cati, and also introduced me well to the electronics.

“I didn’t expect to arrive at the♊ level we did straight away,🌟 so really happy.

“The two days were fantastic. The weather was amazing. It was a great time for me to get used to the team and the way of working. Really excit𓃲ed for the next test in January.”

The move to ⛎Motocorsa for the 2025 WorldSBK season was about timing, Vickers explained. Michael Ruben Rinaldi was leaving, and the Italian squad was looking for a fresh, yo🙈ung rider to develop.

“Things have got to happen and get into line and the opportunity came about because I was in the right point of my career to progress to W𒊎orldSBK,” he said.

“They were🧜 finishing a partnership with Michael Ruben Rinaldi. They wanted a 𒈔young rider that they could progress like they did with Axel Bassani.

“The team do a good job with this. I’m super excited to be joining a teamꦦ that have shown they can progress a young rider and bring a young rider through.”