Five red flags, several of which were deployed due to geese being on the edge of the track on day one o💟f the official WorldSBK test at the Australian circuit, were shown as Bautista finished third fastest. 

Wildlife has often been the cause of red flags at Phillip Island whether racing has tꦜaken place towards the end of the season or the beginning, and although he joked about it, Bautista is concerned i♈t could be an issue this weekend.

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Asked if the red flags impacted his test program, the world champion said:🌸 "Not too much but at the end we are in the test and we ⭕had some problems with the geese. 

"But the problem is if it happens in the races. Here, in Philღlip Island, it is like t🍨his with the Kangaroo’s, big bears and everything. It’s not easy on this track. It’s a beautiful circuit but you find lots of animals during the track."

In terms of on-track action, Bautista was once again in fine form as he finished third - +0.134s down on 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Toprak Razgatlioglu.

After smashing the Superbike lap record at Portimao, Bautista continues to look strong aboard the new 2023 🌊Panigale V4 R ahead of his title defence, although a new set-up that was tested was not to his l💯iking. 

"Today was a really fun day because I enjoyed a lot with 𝄹my bike," said Bautista. "Today we just 💝checked again from Portimao the swingarm with a different set-up and it was working really well. 

"But at this track and with t🔜hese tyres that are a bit harder than in Portimao I didn’t notice a difference. In fact, I think I prefer🧸 the base set-up instead of the new one. 

"But for the rest, we tried a different set-up on the front of th🌠e bike and we didn’t find something much better but step-by-step I got more confidence during this day. I’m quite happy with my feeling with the bike."

Bautista’s day was not without its hiccups as the Ducati rider, like Razgatlioglu (FP1) and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jonathan Rea, suffered a crash.

"I arrived behind𓆉 Van Der Mark and I went in the wrong line," added the Spaniard. "Was a stupid crash because in that corner it’s very easy to crash because you need to arrive and stop the bike but fortunately Iඣ’m okay physically. I have to learn from this mistake."