Axel Bassani says change from Ducati to Kawasaki ‘not easy’, have to improve ‘everywhere’
The former Motocorsa 🍃Ducati rider has not found the transition from Ducati to Kawasaki as easy as hoped f🌟or.
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Axel Bassani made the switch from Ducati to Kawasaki at the end of last season and in doing so took over the factory seat of six-time WorldSBK champion 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jonathan Rea.
With Rea now at Yamaha, Bassani has the near-impossible job of re♚placing the most successful Superbike rider of all time, which is one of many storylines to follow in 2024.
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Often the second or third best Ducati in 2023, Bassani’s adaptation to 🦋the ZX-10RR has been challenging so far in pre-season testing.
Speaking after last week’s Jerez🌺 test, Bassani told WorldSBK.com: “We are really focused on the braking because I have to improve the braking and entry to the corner.
“I have some difficulties because this bike is completely different to the ℱDucati.
“I have to learn a lot. It’🃏s not been easy. 🍷I expected it to be difficult but I have to continue to push and to work at it.
The engine is completely diffe🧸rent. Also, the engine braking is completely different fr🌜om the Ducati. But it’s a different bike and so we have to adapt.”
In terms of where he wants to improve the most before the season-opener at Ph🗹illip Island next month, Bassa🔜ni said ‘everywhere’ and that it will take a few rounds to understand how competitive he can be.
“Right now, everywhere. The most important area is bra♉king and corner entry. We have to improve there before Australia.
“Maybe 🌳after three or four rounds we can be 100%.”
On the other side of the garage, ಌAlex Lowes was fastest of 🐎the Kawasaki riders and said the objective was to make the bike easier on used tyres.
Lowes added: “We are trying to make the༒ bike easier on used tyres, and that 🎐was our main focus.
“We lost a bit of performance on fresh tyres, but I think that’s w🎶hat we need to do with o♊ur bike because we have always been really fast at qualifying and Superpole races, but we lack a bit when it comes to race distance.
“So we are trying to make the bike a bit easier. Honestly, it felt quite good today and because th൩e conditions were consistent, everyone was fast.
“You always want to go better but after being sick𝔉 yesterday, 82 laps was a decent day’s work. I am happy enough.”
