WorldSBK: Bautista refuses to rule out leaving Honda; ‘I have another offer'

Alvaro Bautista could be the first domino to fall in the WorldSBK rider market for 2022, as Honda and ‘another team’ who have ‘an offer on the table’ are in contention.
Alvaro Bautista, Czech WorldSBK, 8 August 2021
Alvaro Bautista, Czech WorldSBK, 8 August 2021
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Alvaro Bautista’s future in WorldSBK could soon become clearer as Honda remains iꦿnterested in keeping the 2019 series runner-up, while an offer from another team has been made. 

Bautista has endured a tough 2021 ಞseason so far, as crashes and machanical issues have led to an ♚opening six rounds that’s yielded just one top five finish - race two Assen.  

Bautista has been part of the HRC prꩲoject since its return as a full factory outfit in 2020, however, the Japanese manufacturer remains fifth fastest behi🐭nd Kawasaki, Yamaha, Ducati and BMW. 

And with Ba🌜ut🅺ista admanet he can still win races in WorldSBK, it might take a move away from Honda for the Spaniard to show the form of 2019 again. 

Bautista’s current options for 2022 are to remain with Honda - with whom he’s in talks with, but there has also been another offer ‘pu🌠t on the table’ as a return to Duca𒅌ti has been touted. 

Speaking to , Bautista added: "Where there's smoke, there's fire. I have an offer from another team on the table. I still have the feeling that as a driver I'm good enough to win races.&💫ꦛnbsp;

"For that I want a motorcycle and a team that can win. Then I'll look. W🌟e have a lot of ideas at Honda to improve. 

"But apart from that, there are also possibilities for me. This seaso✅n and last season are very strang✨e because of COVID-19. 

"One thing is certa🃏in: Honda Racing Corporation is very good and is very committed to this project. 

"It's not true that I'm l🌳eaving Honda. But it is also not 100 percent certain that I will stay. I've started a new project with Honda, I don't want to do it aga🃏in."

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