168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alvaro Bautista got his 2024 WorldSBK season up-and-running a weekend later than expected after having to wait until the sixt♏h race of 2024 to claim his first WorldSBK.

Bautista was winless at ꩵPhillip Island, something t༺hat had previously not happened in Ducati colours. 

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But Bautista took back control in Race 2 oဣf the Catalunya round and he got the better of team-mate Nicolo Bulega, who leads the cham💖pionship.

And speaking of the championship fight, Bautista was asked about Bulega𒆙’s potential going forw🌳ard.

“Well, this means that, if you want to fight for a championship, you have to have a good bike🐼 but also good riders,” Bautista told . “Nicolo [Bulega] has come from winning the Supersport title and is a very talented rider.

“You give a talented rider a good motorcyಞcle, and he will go fast from day one.

“When he arrived in Moto3, he was Valentino's sponsor and he was the future Italian promise, he was going t൲o be the next Valenti﷽no [Rossi].

“Then he had problems and the tꦅruth is that more was e🌊xpected of him. He didn't hit the key.

“But when he came to Supersport, from the first moment 🌄he was fast on the Ducati. So I think what Ducati was missingꦉ was fast and competitive riders.”

Bautista has always maintained the stance that Buleg♐a would be a ti🐭tle threat, and the Spaniard is being proven right.

In fact, Bautista expects him to be the main contender: “I already said it last year, that for me Topra♛k [Razgatlioglu] would go very fast with the BMW; and that [one of] the strongest riders this year, and the beཧst candidate for the title was Nicolo.

“It was very clear to me. His way of working and his men🧔tality is the same as mine. For me he is the main candidate for the title.”

Bulega and Bautista are not the only Ducati riders who have been strong as Andrea Ian⭕none has also been very impressive through the opening two rounds.

Iannone has been on the podium twice in six races, and while the results have been strong, the consistency is what has su𝐆rprised Bautista the most.

Bautista a🐼dded: “I knew he was going to go fast, but🦩 he has surprised me with his consistency in these first rounds, because he has always been fighting at the front.

“Andrea has tale🃏nt, he has always been fast.🎃 He has lacked managing situations a bit. But I see him more mature, much calmer.

“Anyway, I think he's four years younger than me, so he's old but not that old. He is a veteraඣn [jokes]ꦑ.”