Nicolo ⛎Bulega topped the timesheets on Day 1 of the postseason World Superbike test - then opted to go home early.

Satisfied that he had tested everything necessary, Bulega chose not to take part in Day 2 of the WSBK test on Wednesd෴ay.

“I am 🥀happy, we tried small and different things. T🥃hey worked quite good,” Bulega reacted.

“We were lucky because my feeling with the bike was already very good from the race, so we didn’t lose time to find a good se🌳t-up. We started the test with a good base.”

With the soft t🦩yre, Bulega posted a best lap of 1:38.142 on Tuesday.

He went quicker than Alvaro Bautista✤, Garrett Gerloff and Xavi Vierge.

“I am more happy with the race pace,”🀅 Bulega said.

“We did a lot of laps, a🌺nd we don’t have a lot of things to try.

“We tried things [on Tuesday] which are different so🌜 we decided to go home one day before.

“We collected a lot of data [on Tuesday]. We know where we hav♏e to work.

“Ducati and my team will go home with this data to improve ou꧟r package, which is already very good.

“But you have to improve every year, always.

“I will rest because the last part of the s♍eason was tough.

“Then, I'll start to traiꦿn very hard for next🤡 season.”

Bulega insisted the improvement will come in the🐟 “small details”, saying “you can always improve a bit”.

The Italian rider finished as runner-up in the World Superbike Championship, behind Toprak Razgatꦫlioglu, in his rookie season.

He has vowed to return in 2025 be🍸tter-prepared to claim𒆙 the title.

𝓡“I am really proud of what I did this year. I improved a lot as a rider, als🌱o as a man,” Bulega said.

“I am happy for what I achieved.

“🎀I know what I have to🍃 do next season to be more prepared.”