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Video: Álvaro Bautista regained his energy at Magny-Cours and reflects on Ducati: "I don't know if it will be the same as two years ago"
2024 Author: Nicholas Abramson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-10 16:34
Álvaro Bautista has recovered some good feelings in the French round of the World Superbikes after some really bad races. The Talavera driver scored in the three races of the weekend, something that he had previously only achieved in Most. Magny-Cours was the best event of the year for Bautista.
After the Bautista race he explained his feelings throughout this weekend, but he also did some reflection on what will be his destiny: Ducati. The Spanish rider is not sure that next season will be as simple as getting back on the bike and starting to win races again.
Bautista had his best weekend of 2021 at Magny-Cours
Although the Nevers circuit seemed adverse to the characteristics of the Honda, and Bautista had never been particularly good at it, it ended up serving to make the best weekend of the year. Bautista has added a total of 23 points in this event, when the 2021 record was held in the 18 at Misano, a weekend in which he did not score in the Superpole Race.
"We have worked on the set-up, without changing anything from the last race. Today in the race I have enjoyed riding the bike. It's a shame that he started so far behind due to the qualifying session, "commented Bautista. It has merit, because last weekend in Navarra was the worst since he has been at Honda.
A good result that however does not camouflage Honda's miseries. They remain last in the general classification of brands 57 points behind the penultimate, BMW. And worst of all is that they are on their way to close the 2021 season without getting on the podium even once, even worse than in 2020.
So it's no wonder that Bautista is already allowing himself to reflect on his future outside of Honda. Regarding Ducati, he assures that "I am very happy for the next season, although I don't know if it will be the same as two years ago. I will only know after testing, or after 2022 itself ".
Bautista debuted in the Superbike World Championship at the wheel of the Ducati Panigale V4 R and winning his first eleven races, but the second half of the season was not so good and he could only be runner-up in the world behind Jonathan Rea. His new contract with Ducati is again only one year.
Regarding his time at Honda, which, in principle, still has five events left, Bautista considers that it has made him a better driver. " It has been a good experience working with HRC to develop a completely new bike, and I feel more complete as a rider. So they have been two very positive years for me, "he concludes.
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