Chaz Davies says a tyre issue in race one and a techni🙈cal problem in race two prevented him from showing his true form on his Ducati WSBK debut at Phillip Island.

The Welshman, who made the switch to the factory-assisted Ducati team from BMW over the winter, endured a fairly difficult first weekend with the team, being out-qualifi🌞ed by Niccolo Canepa on the EVO 1199 after receiving a bad tyre in Superpole before hitting probleꦬms in the races too.

In terms of raw speed, Davies was pleased with his efforts, setting the fastest la𒈔p in race one before slipping back to a lonely eighth as his rear tyre faded. He was similarly quick in the early stages of race two, but a loss of power saw him dro🌳p to seventh when the race was halted early.

With this in mind, Davi🧜e💝s was 'disappointed' with the results, but otherwise encouraged by his pace.

"I am a little disappointed in terms of race results. In race one we had a rear tyre issue and I gradually lost grip from maybe the mid-race point. Race two was a little better, I was hanging in there with the front group, managing to edge my way up through the field to about fifth. Then at about lap 10 I felt like I lost power and so I slowed down because I didn't know what was happening. It was a shame as I think we were in for a better res༺ult in race two.

"I felt more comfortable, with the team having made some changes between the first and second races. Anyway, there are positives to take away from the weekend. Solid points inཧ each race for example - it's the first time I've scored points in both Superbike races at Phillip Island.

"I also made the fastest lap of race one. But I know we're capable of more, ever🧸yone's wo𒁃rking hard and the bike is feeling good. Roll on Aragon."