Nicolo Bulega is the red-hot favourite to win this weekend’s season-opening Australian 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:World Superbike Championship round.

Last year, he won at Phillip Island as a rooki𒀰e. Earlier this week, he wen🔥t fastest on Monday and Tuesday of the two-day test at the same circuit.

But Bulega knows there are rivals who could challenge him when the🦹 racing🎃 begins.

“It’s very difficuღlt to answer,” he said about his top rivals 🐼for victory.

“Because there were a lot of very fast riders in the test: me, Toprak Razgatlioglu, Andrea Iannone, Danilo 🔯Petrucci, Andre💧a Locatelli, Alvaro Bautista.

“A lot of f🐼ast guys were very clo♍se, so it will be an interesting weekend.”

Bulega insisted that he must get fasteꦏr, even from P1 at Phillip Island in the test just days ago.

“I am just thinking about where I can improve, because everyone will i🎃mprove a lot,” he said.

“I still need to take one step forward. I will try, with my team, to keep the confidence that I had in the te🌺st to stay in the🌠 top position.”

BMW or Yamaha to thwart Ducati?

Tu💃esday afternoon🍨’s testing session indicated how several manufacturers could have their say in this weekend’s races.

Ducati’s Bu꧑lega topped the session but four brands were🌌 in the top five positions.

Bimota’s Alex Lowes, BMW’s Razgatlioglu and Yamaha’s Locatelli joined D🥀ucati riders Bulega and Iannone.

But, with Razgatlioglu nursing a finger injury sustained in preseason, the expe🌃ctation falls on Bulega - last year’s championship runner-up - to start the year with a win.

“I have confidence, a good feeling with my bike. Everything i🌠s working well,” he said🔴.

“I am re๊ady to start this weekend and the championship.”