Chaz Davies: Alvaro Bautista ‘is incredibly talented, we have to give him credit’

Chaz D🐲avies says Alvaro Bautista is the only rider who ‘concisten𝓰tly gets all the potential’ from his WorldSBK machine.

Alvaro Bautista, race 2, Australian WorldSBK, 25 February
Alvaro Bautista, race 2, Australian WorldSBK, 25 February

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alvaro Bautista returns to a happy hunting ground this weekend in the form of Catalunya, where he has won the last six WorldSBK races.

But Phillip Island, which has also been a very strong circui🐭t for Bautista in the past, was a struggle last month. 

Challenges with the new minimum rider/biᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚke weight limit rule have playe𒐪d a big factor in Bautista’s slow start to 2024.

Butജ Bautista’s former team-mate Chaz Dav♔ies is expecting the Spaniard to show his best form going forward.

Asked about the differences in Bautista from when they lined-up toge𒈔ther in 2019 to now, Davies told : “He’s changed a lot since then. He decided to change direction after two difficult years at Honda, wh꧟ich probably allowed him to a little the limit of the Pirelli tyres.

“He tried to puꦇsh the package he had to the limit and get the best possible results, but the one between him and Aruba Ducati is truly a great combination.

“Alva🌊ro is incredibly talented and makes a fantastic pairing with the Panigale V4 R, which I think manages to bring out all of his strengths.

꧋“People like to talk about the bike and now there is also the new rule which is essentially made for Alvaro.

“But in the end he is the only rider who manages to get all the potential from the package and he has done so consistentlyꩵ in recent years. We have to give him credit for tha😼t.”

Once a rival to Bautistꦿa, Davies is now a rider coach for the two-time world champion and team-mate Nicolo Bulega.

Another ride🐠r that was a rival to Davies’ throughout his time in WorldSBK was Jonathan Rea, wౠho endured one of his worst weekends ever in the championship at Phillip Island. 

Discussing Rea’s nightmare season-opener, Davies was left very surprised: “Considering the level I nev✅er imagined that Phillip Island could be such a disaster.

“It was a 💖really tough round 🍸and I was sad to see him crash, but luckily he was okay.

“Johnny seemed to be doing well in the tests and even though he didn’t do ♔anything special, he was in the top five.

“He probably still has to bond with the Yamaha because the Pಞhillip Island weekend was a really diffi✅cult one.”

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