Nicolo Bulega is on course to be WorldSBK’s “next World Champion”🍒, according to two-time wi🏅nner Toprak Razgatlioglu.

Bulega b🍃egan his WorldSBK career in perfect fashion when he won Race 1 at Phillip Island, and ended up second in the championship, taking a further five victories before the end of the year.

Ultimately, he came up short of winnꦰing the title thanks to a dominant season from BMW’s Razgatlioglu that saw him win 18 races despite not starting six through injury.

“In his first year he [Bulega] did a very good job,” concluded eventual 2024 champion Toprak Razgatliog⛎lu when speaking to WorldSBK.com.

“He looks like a big talent. I thi🌄nk he’s the next World Champion.”

Razgatlioglu has not been the only two-times WorldSBK Champion to find praise for Bulega. The Italian’s factory Ducati teammate, Alv🌸aro Bautista, said that, even in Bulega’s rookie season, he was able to take lessons from the 25-year-old.

“For sure, to have Nicolo [Bulega] on the🔜 other side of the box has been very positive for me because I saw many things that he does differently to me,” Bautista told WorldSBK.com.

“So, it worked in many situations, so I try 🦄to learn, and it was very positive to see that another rider with a different style to mine can be fast as well.

“So, I try to use this information, and try to make a mix between his strong points and m✨y strong points and try to make a complꦍete package.

“For sure, 𓆏he’s not easy to beat because he’s very strong, he’s very talentꦰed, and he did very well his first year in World Superbike, but I will try to close the gap and try to fight with him next year.”