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Alvaro Bautista has confirmed his risky gamble which saw him switch from wet tyres to dry moments before the Superpole Race in Phillip Island, would not have been taken had he not secured the WorldSBK title in Mandalika.

Garrett Gerloff brought an end to his three-year stint at GRT Yamaha with a DNF in Race 2 at Phillip Island, after contact between himself and WorldSBK rookie Xavi Vierge led to both riders crashing.

WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista has joked that he’s ‘too old’ to make the kind of dry tyre gamble that resulted in victory during the Superpole Race at Phillip Island.