The impact of Alvaro Bautista with Superbike it was incredible, with 11 consecutive initial victories on the 2019 Ducati Panigale V4R that made the Italian manufacturer deceive that they could interrupt the domination of Kawasaki and Jonathan Rea. The duo, however, failed to bring the world title to Italy and the roads of the Emilian motorcycle and the Spanish rider were interrupted, not without a trail of controversy. In fact, the Spaniard stated that he had experienced a strange situation following the announcement of the hiring of Scott Redding and that he had not felt full confidence in his qualities, hence the acceptance of the Honda offer.
But the marriage with the Japanese company was not the happiest and after two difficult championships the 37-year-old from Talavera will return to Ducati: “I was hoping to be more competitive, especially after seeing the results achieved in my first year in World Superbike, when I was fast and felt very good on the bike. At Honda, on the other hand, I found a new bike e starting from scratch was not easy at all. I was expecting a turning point for the second season, but it didn’t come “. Bautista, however, is convinced that he will treasure this experience and he will return to Ducati more mature: “In the last two years I have had to take care of every detail, now I know both the tires and the category much better. I feel like a better rider, whereas previously I was fast, but I didn’t really understand why. The Ducati was already well developed and easy to ride “he confided to the Germans of Speedweek.
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