alvaro bautista meet his goal of running with the Ducati Desmosedici in the next Malaysian Grand Prix. The Talaverano, who dominates with an iron fist the World Superbikeparticipate as wild card in the appointment that is going to be held in the layout of sepang between November 10 and 12.
At 38 years old, Bautista is close to achieving his second title in the series-derived motorcycle championship. Right now she leads Toprak Razgatlioglu by 74 points. Her dominance is being overwhelming. In fact, she has won nothing less than 18 races this year. Of the 24 that have been held, he has managed to get on the podium on 21 occasions.
The Superbike event ends in Jerez at the end of October (from 27 to 29), so Bautista will be able to attend the MotoGP event as a two-time champion. The Castilian-La Mancha competitor is used to to the factory Panigale V4R of Aruba.it Racingbut surely it will quickly adapt to the Ducati, whose handlebars you have already tested recently.
The previous time was in Valencia in 2018
Bautista has not raced in a premier class test since he was part of the MotoGP grid at the Valencian Community Grand Prix in 2018. “I am very happy to be able to race in MotoGP as a wild card at Sepang, a track that I really like and one that I am happy to return to since it is not on the Superbike calendar. The tests with the Ducati Desmosedici GP gave a positive answer: the sensations were good and I had fun“. indicates the Spanish pilot.
“I want to sincerely thank Ducati and Aruba.it because without them it would have been impossible to have this opportunity. At the same time, I would like to say that this MotoGP race will be a plus for me and not a priority. That’s why we must stay focused on the WorldSBK Championship, which is the only thing that matters now”, she adds.
And he concludes: “I want to stay focused for this last part of the season, which will be very demanding, with many races in a short time. The sensations with the Panigale V4R are good and I hope to continue on this path. Then when the season is over, we’ll think about going to Malaysia and having fun.. Now I will have a little vacation and then we will return to Magny-Cours.”
