Prior to re-joining Ducati and going on to beat 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Toprak Razgatlioglu to the WorldSBK title, Bautista endured two nightmare seasons with ꩲHonda.

The Spaniard’s time with Honda yielded just three podium finishes from 61 races, a total he matched during the opening three races of 2022, which included a double victory at Arago💞n. 

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Bautista would go on to 🌳finish all-but five of the 36 races on the podium in what was his second season with Ducati in꧟ WorldSBK, first since 2019. 

Given his results and dominating championship win last season, it’s no surprise that the rider who replaced him at Honda feels Bautista and Ducati are a perfect ma🙈tch.

Lecuona said: "We can seಌe that the performance from Alvaro was unbelievable with Ducati. I think that thi𝄹s package is the best in the championship at this time. 

"He won many races, not easily, but with some calm - not like Toprak🐲 or ൲Johnny that needed to fight a lot with the bike. 

"I think the package of Ducati and Alvaro 🐓was perfect. I joked about this during the year many times with Alvaro and he always toꩲld me the same - he told me every time is easier for him to ride with the Ducati. He feels good with the Ducati and the Ducati feels good with him."

That was certainly not the case for Bautista at Honda, as both he and Leon Haslam 🍌found it difficult to break into the top 🐓five.

While Lecuona and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Xavi Vierge also found breaking into the top five a challenge for much of the season, the𒁃re were visible improvements from the Japanese manufacturer, while both rookies seemed to adapt to WorldSBK and the Fireblade with ease. 

"This Honda, we need to develop more for sure," continued Lecuona. "During the year, my team-m♒ate Xavi and I improved a lot the bike. 

"The bike made some steps for sure, but n🐼ot the step that we need to fight for a victory. We need some 🃏time but it is coming, 100 percent. 

"Alvaro, with the Ho🌊nda, struggled a lot. Alvaro’s style is not to fight with the bike. 

"We saw ༒many crashes with Xavi and me, many saves but also many movements during the races. Honda bikes - you need to fight with the bike to go fast." 

While it was a strong season for Lecuona and Vierge, Honda narrowly lost out to BMW i𒁃n the manufacturers standings, after the former misse💦d the final few races due to injury.

But with both riders heading into their second season in 2023 and with a Honda bike that is ex✨pected to make significant improvements once again, challenging for podiums with regularity can’t be discounted.