The reigning WorldSBK champion committed his future to Ducati by sig⛦ning a new one-year deal prior to the Catalunya round.

A race weekend that proved to be even more dominant t🎶han his hat-trick performances at Phillip Island and Assen, Bautista’s three wins saw him extend his champ🅠ionship lead to over a full race-weekend worth of points. 

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But despite that, Bautista🐲 is scheduled to take part in a MotoGP test aboard a factory Ducati later this year, while wild card appearances have also been discussed.

The now 38-year-old, who is without que𓂃stion in the prime of his career, could very w🥃ell be competitive if he made a return to MotoGP, however, the Spaniard prefers to stay in WorldSBK as it stands. 

"I’m having a lot of fun with the bike, more than all other years in MotoG𝕴P," Bautista told GPOne.com. "I feel like I can ride how I want and I make the most of my potential and that of the bike. We are made for each ot💙her.” 

"At the moment I’ve asked Ducati to d🎉o a test with the MotoGP bike as a reward for my 2022 title. 

"We’ll see what my feelings will be when I try it. If I like it then I’ll make some requests, like a wildcard. If I lapped on💝e second faster than Bagnaia in the tests, perhaps Ducati would reconsider, but I don’t think that will happen."  

Bautista, who joined WorldSBK in🧜 2019 and started the season off by winning the first 11 races, admitted that his ambition 𒁏was to make a swift return to the Grand Prix paddock.

But after 🌺finding a Panigale V4 R that is tailor-made to his riding style, enjoying huge amounts of success and a less stressful environment, Bautista would find it hard to say yes if an opportunity to join MotoGP cam🔥e his way

The Aruba.it Ducat💃i rider said: "In 2019 my idea was to return to MotoGP, but right now that’s not in my plans. 

"The Superbike [series] i🉐s a comfortable championship in terms of travel, especially when you have two small girls. 

"There is less stress, less pressure. If they asked 🀅me to return to MotoGP it would be difficult for me to say yes. I wouldn’t have much enthusiasm for it. But you never know. I’m really enjoying WorldSBK."