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Alvaro Bautista discusses Ducati team orders ahead of Estoril World Superbike
“Try not to disturb my teammate but also him not disturbing me.”
Toprak Razgatlioglu praises “normal” Andrea Iannone after first WorldSBK victory
“He’s riding very well because he’s always riding very crazy — this time he’s riding very calm, normal”.
Alvaro Bautista hails “incredible” Toprak Razgatlioglu battle in Aragon WorldSBK Race 2
“I think Race 2 was incredible because the pace, especially after mid-race, was amazing.”
Aragon WorldSBK Race 1 restart leaves Alvaro Bautista without “any grip”
“When we restarted the feeling on the front was very bad.”
Alvaro Bautista “had a really good feeling” despite “very difficult Friday” at Aragon WorldSBK
“It has been a very difficult Friday, [...] it was very difficult to ride the bike.”
Alvaro Bautista predicts Toprak Razgatlioglu to “be very competitive” at Aragon WorldSBK
The reigning WorldSBK Champion expects Toprak Razgatlioglu to be contending for wins this weekend in Aragon.
Alvaro Bautista “would like to smoke the same as Petrucci” at Aragon WorldSBK
“He won three races in his home round, so I ask him to give me the same to go fast as well. “
Pain management the key to “nice” Cremona World Superbike second place for Alvaro Bautista
“With the pain, I need like two or three laps to just forget the pain and start to be focused on riding.”
Injury “pain” caused Alvaro Bautista to consider retiring from Cremona WorldSBK Race 1
“In the first few laps I felt pain so could not fight other riders and just tried to stay on bike.”
Alvaro Bautista not focused on beating Nicolo Bulega in WorldSBK 2024
“For me, it’s [more] important that I can finish the season with a good feeling than the position I finish.”
Decision made on Alvaro Bautista fitness for Italian World Superbike
WorldSBK has made its decision on Alvaro Bautista’s participation in this weekend’s Italian Round at Cremona.
Alvaro Bautista opposed to team orders in Ducati WorldSBK title hunt
“I don’t want to help him or him to help me…”
Alvaro Bautista “will be a more complete rider” after 2024 struggles
“I had to learn and improve on other abilities that maybe in 2022 and 2023, I didn’t use and now I have to use them.”
Strategy the key to Alvaro Bautista’s French WorldSBK podium recovery
“When I saw the first drop of rain I thought ‘ok you have to enter’”.
Alvaro Bautista, Ducati “have one more year to give it a try” in WorldSBK 2025
“Maybe not being in a rush, we took too much time… next time, we’ll be quicker.”
Alvaro Bautista “happy with the feeling” despite French WorldSBK FP2 crash
A crash for Alvaro Bautista in WorldSBK FP2 in France did not detract much from what was overall a positive day at Magny-Cours.
Alvaro Bautista prioritising “feeling” over results at French WorldSBK
“I don’t know which position we can fight for, but the important thing for me is to keep the feeling I had in Portimao.”
Alvaro Bautista’s Ducati WorldSBK renewal “good news” for Nicolo Bulega
Alvaro Bautista’s retention as a Ducati WorldSBK rider is not a problem for his teammate, Nicolo Bulega, the Italian insists.
Injury led Alvaro Bautista to consider WorldSBK retirement before renewing with Ducati
“I thought [about retiring], because especially with my injury, and the feeling I had in the first few tests that I did with the bike…”
Alvaro Bautista signs one-year WorldSBK extension with Ducati
Alvaro Bautista will remain with Ducati for the 2025 World Superbike Championship.
Ducati ‘doesn’t have a plan B’ amid Alvaro Bautista World Superbike talks
“Our goal is to continue with him”
Alvaro Bautista positive despite Portimao WorldSBK Race 2 crash
Despite crashing out of Race 2 at the Portuguese World Superbike round, Alvaro Bautista was encouraged by his performance at Portimao.
Ducati to make 2025 Alvaro Bautista decision by end of August
During the Portuguese WorldSBK, Ducati has committed to a deadline of the end of August to make the decision on its 2025 rider line-up.
Alvaro Bautista in Ducati World Superbike talks, but social media reports “fake”
“All you see on the social networks is fake”