Despite improved performance at the Catalunya WorldSBK test, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alvaro Bautista says he’s not a favourite for the title.

Bautista was able to bounce back from injury over the winter and issues adjusting to ♉the new minimum weight rule by claiming P2 in the final race of the season-opener. 

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But the Ducati rider admits he is stil♊l someway away from his best form: “It’s always very, very special 🌌to race at home and Catalunya is a circuit I like a lot and in the past, I’ve done really well at. 

“This year is a bit different from the others; my condition is not the best like in other seasons. I feel better physically bu💝t the feeling with thღe bike is still not 100%.

“On Thursday in the tꦺest, the feeling with the bike improved through the day but then on Friday, after it ra🍰ined overnight, it didn’t help me to get a good feeling.

“I struggled to get grip throughout the day and the feeling was a bit worse than Thursday. ♉;

“There’ll be a small change on the൩ bike with the setup to adapt to the new weight rule. I don’t feel extra pressure; the pressure I feel is from myself but not to win, get a podium but to get a good feeling with the bike.

“If I can ride like last year, 🐻I can be competitive but if not, we can’t fight for anything as the level of the grid is higher and it’s more difficult.

“Nicolo is very strong, young and has a lot of talent. He got a feeling with the WorldSBK bike very fast and he’s going very fast. At the moment, I do🦩n’t feel like one of the favourites for the title, as I’m not feeling at my best.”

Bautista’s team-mate Nicolo Bulega carried on his stunning form from Phillip Island by setting a new unofficial lap record at the 𓆏Catalunya test.

In dreamland fo꧒llowing his Race 1 win in Australia, Bulജega is hopeful of being a contender once again.

Bulega said: “I have a very good motivation becau෴se in Australia, we had an incredible first week and then we had a test here in Barcelona and my fee﷽ling with the bike was very good.

“I think I have a good bike and package. I am feeling good with my bike. If we continue to work like this, we can be competitive. ꦬ;

“There’s no pressure. Australia was a dream debut weekend but here is a completely different story,𓆏 the asphalt is completely different and different conditions.

“If 😼I can also be fast here, it’s very goo꧋d for me.”