Petrucci, who finished the two-da♔y𓃲 Aragon WorldSBK test in third, has confirmed he expects to remain with the Italian team: “We are discussing and talking with Barni, probably I will stay here.”

The former MotoGP rider set an identical time to s🌸eries leader Alvaro Bautista, while Jonathan Rea put his Kawasaki on top with a time of 1:49.101s.

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During the test Pe🍌trucci took a major step forward with regards to his performance on a brand new tyre, something that has caused him issues in qualifying throughout this season.

Calling it the first test day that went to plan, Petrucci added: "Maybe it’s the first day of the test this year that went straight. We didnꦍ’t make many modifications, but we 🍌got some new parts; new brake discs. 

"We needed to compare some parts, like the triple clamp and small setup adjustments. In the end,🧜 it wasn’t bad. 

"The lap times wer𓂃e harder to repeat in the afternoon as the wind was a bit stronger; in the morning, I had a better feeling. 

"In ꦆthe end, without using a Q tyre, we were fast until the end and with the pace, I can repeat the time and I can be satisfied."

For factory Ducati rider Bautista, the Aragon test was anotherཧ positive one as he found further improvements i🎶n the braking area.

Bautista said: "🐠Today, the feeling with the bike was much better with a bit less wind. I was able to have a normal feeling🌱, so we did normal work. 

"We triಌed some setups on the front fork, to improve the feeling in the braking area. We found something that will be iಞnteresting because I had a good feeling. 

"Other things were not as good as expe𒅌cted but, in the end, I think we worked really well. 

"I’m happy after these two days, especially after the first day where the feeling with the b⛎ike was a bit d🥀ifficult. Today, it became normal, so I enjoyed it a lot."