After their most successful year in world championship racing, Ducati look to be the clear favourites in MotoGP, while reigning WorldSBK champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alvaro Bautista has already won five out of six races. 

In pre-season testing, Ducati showed an even greater side to their dominance from last season in MotoGP, as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Luca Marini topped both the Valencia and Sepang tests.

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In WorldSBK, Bautista was quickest in Portimao before going on to claim top 🧸spot in the two-day Phillip I♈sland test.

Since then🔯, the Spaniard has been unbeatable aside from his Superpole Race crash in Mandalika w🍨hich cost him the chance to keep up his 100%% win record in 2023.

Of course🐓, in MotoGP Ducati have the talent to go along with a significantly greater level of participation numbers, as eight bikes compared to four from Honda, Aprilia and KTM gaveไ them a clear advantage last season, and should do so again.

But in WorldSBK, Ducati don’t have t⛎he highest participation numbers, yetಌ their performance is beginning to be unrivalled.

Take Baut🐼ista 🔯out of the equation and another Ducati could have won half the races that have taken place so far this season. 

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Michael Ruben Rinaldi, rookie 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Danilo Petrucci, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Axel Bassani and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Philipp Oettl﷽ have all had impressive performances, while ꦛthe consistent pace shown by several of those riders has been a big step forward compared to this time last season. 

In MotoGP, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia is the favourite heading into the season, but there’s an argument to be made that 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Enea Bastianini and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin are next on the list. 

That’s with the likes of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Maverick Vinales being in the championship.

And while we’ve seen electric performances from Marquez and Quartararo more often than not in their premier class career, 💯fighting Ducati for a whole season appears to be a difficult task.&ღnbsp;

Just ask 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Toprak Razgatlioglu, who after six races is already talking a🍸bout how difficult it’s become to challenge Ducati. 

"Easy for Ducati!"&n▨bsp;said the Pata Yamaha rider after Race 2 in Mandalika. "Ducati passes easy on the straights. This is a big advantage. I try to go on the corner to pass him but I eat th🅺e tyre and it’s a very easy pass on the straight because the bike is very fast. He is also a strong rider I know, but he has a very good package."

All Ducati riders strong, but Bautista making the difference in WorldSBK

Rinaldi has been one of the big revelations in terms of speed in 2023, and a🦩lthough his results still lack consistency, there’s a case to be made for him being the second fastest rider on average. 

B𒐪ut what was again clear in Mandalika is that Bautista has ♌the measure of his opponents, whether they are Ducati riders or not. 

Talking about Race 2 and closing downꦯ Rinaldi before taking victory, but also his ov🦹erall competitiveness in 2023, Bautista said: "We were very strong in Australia, also here, the last year we struggled but the confidence, the feeling I have with the bike is the most important thing. 

"If we can keep this feeling for the next races then we can be competitive and fight for victories. When I arrived ꧑to him [Rinaldi] I was basically stronger in all the areas. I just did a couple of lap♉s behind him to be sure of the place I can pass him without problems. 

"The second sector - the right corners - I was a bit faster than him so I just tried to prepare to pass him at turn✅ ten because for me it was the safest place."