Bautista has taken a season-topping 14 wins so far this season and is on course to win the 2022 WorldSBK championship, potentially at the next round🍸 in Mandalikaꦕ. 

No other Ducati rider has come close to winning a race, however, that hasn’t stopped Rinaldi from believing he has what it takes to make a significant step in performance ꧟next season. 

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Speaking after last weekend’s San Juan round, Rinaldi said: "The target is working hard to have a great package to start 2023. I signed the contract, the s🥂ame bike, same team and same crew. 

"If I want to fight for the title next year, I need to use these races the best I can to start next year as well as possible. I know that Alvaro, Toprak and Jonny will start on the right foot and that we must be there if we want to try and fight for the title.&nbs🐠p;

"I think Alvaro is riding really well a🌳nd also on tracks where there’s no big straight, he’s winning. 

"He makes the difference compared to the rest of the Ducatis. 🍌He’s winning because he’s riding fast; I can only look at him and try and improve myself."

Bassani praise six-time WorldSBK champion Rea after San Juan battle

One of the best battles throughout the three races in San Juan was that of Race One when 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Axel Bassani nearly held off 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jonathan Rea for second place.

Despite being quicker than the Motocorsa Ducati rider, Rea struggled to find his way through after an earlier overtake was unsucce🌼ssful. 

The first attempted overtake by Rea was an aggressive move which brought an equally fierce response from B🔯assani, before a similar move took place during the closing stages as Rea eventually cleared off and finished 🐲second.

Taking part ꦕin what was his first ‘real’ race-long fight with Rea in WorldSBK, Bassani said: "Jonny’s Jonny! He’s a World Champion; it was a really hard battle, we touched a lot, but I like racing like this. This is WorldSBK for me. 

"Alvaro had an incredible pace; I tried to stay with him for two laps but it was 𒉰impossible for me so I decided to manage the battle with Jonny and try to arrive second. 

"My engine helped me today. In the last part of 🌸the track, the Kawasaki and Yamaha are really fast. It was difficult to stay in front of Jonny."