Bautista completed a two-day private MotoGP test on Tuesday and Wednesday at Mis𒁏ano, as part of his reward for winning the 2022 WorldSBK title.

And after a positive opening day, Ducati were even happier with the reigning Superbi൲ke champion’s performance on day-two, as he set a mid 1m 32s lap time. 

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"To be honest, it’s👍 been a re🥃ally good test because Alvaro did a really good job," said Aruba.it Ducati Team Manager Serafino Foti, when speaking to WorldSBK.com. "He was quite fast. I’m surprised. 

"He actually got the feeling really quickly. This surpr🐟ised me. It’s not easy to jump to MotoGP from WorldSBK and get this feeling. 

"Now I understand why he makes the difference🎃 in World Superbike. F🔜rom my point of view, he’s on another level. 

"We were impressed for the performance and the approach. Now I un😼derstan𝔍d really well. Of course, we have a good bike, but he makes the difference."

Ba🅺utista’s curren꧟t WorldSBK teammate Michael Ruben Rinaldi, who is a local resident in the Rimini region of Italy, also came to the circuit to see the Spaniard in action.

Rinaldi’s takeaway was that Bautista could re🎶turn to MotoGP and be very competitive, even though that’s not a mo🥀ve that will happen after Bautista extended his Ducati WorldSBK contract until the end of 2024.

Rinaldi added: "I live close to here so I came to watch him and to unཧderstand his work and the difference between MotoGP and WorldSBK and how he adapted. 

"Actually, I’m quite impressed because hꦍe went very well. I would like to see him racing in Moto🍎GP because we can understand the level of WorldSBK. 

"I think Alvaro, in this moment, is the best Alvaro ཧof his careꦜer. He can be pretty strong also in MotoGP."