The first day of the postseason World Supꦫerbike test was red-flagged when Alvaro Bautista crashed.

Bautista fell from his Ducati on Tuesday in Jerez but was able to return to♏ action later the same day.

“I 🍬am okay,” he reacted. “I was just braking. I lost the front. But without physical consequences for me.”

He ꦇwent second-fastest on Tuesday behind only teammate Nicolo Bulega.

Bautista notably had #19 on his bi✱ke on Tuesday, having conceded the WSBK championship to Toprak Razgatlioglu at the weekend.

Bautista will return in 2025 having opted again🍌st retirement to try to claim the title back again.

On Tuesday at the Jerez test, he rode a base version of his Ducati witꦦhout his personalised s♋et-up.

He said about Tuesday’s bike: “It was different to the rest of the🦩 season. This weekend at the last race🤡, the feeling was settled with the bike.

“[On Tuesday] I ꧃wanted to re-set everything. We used the base set-up on the frame, suspension and electronics.

“I didn’t want to use my bike.

“With the new reg🌠ulations - with the weight 🦂- I wanted a clear start.

[Tuesday] was to forget my riding [habits].”

He continued: “It was ﷽not better or 𓆉worse. It was different.

“I didn’t want to touch ꧋anything, just to understand how ꦓthe bike was working.

“It was different, I wanted to just ride and adapt to the ꦆbike.

༒“We could have touched things but I didn’t want to. I just wanted to use the po༺tential of the bike without my personal set-up.”

On Wednesday, Baꦰutista explained his plan: “To understand more of the bike. After o🐷ne day, in my mind, there is more data.

“I will try to keep this working.

"For me, it’s not about timings or finding a set-up. It’s just about riding, re-setting, and going into the wint♈er break calmly.

"I want to start next year with a clear mind."