Ducati rider Bautista notched up a 3rd hat-trick of wins on his house WSBK spherical in Aragon final weekend, persevering with his excellent begin to the marketing campaign aboard the brand new V4 R bike.
That adopted equally dominant shows within the opening two rounds at Phillip Island and Buriram, which means the Spaniard has a 39-point over defending champion Jonathan Rea – who has completed second in all 9 races thus far.
Bautista switched to Ducati’s manufacturing facility WSBK group after shedding his seat with the Angel Nieto group in MotoGP on the finish of final yr, ending a nine-season tenure within the premier class.
The former Suzuki and Aprilia rider says solely works affords from the world of grand prix racing would tempt him to return to the fold, given his WSBK success.
“Right now I do not miss it [MotoGP],” stated Bautista in an interview with Spanish radio newtork Cadena SER. “I might solely return if it was on a manufacturing facility bike.
“I want to have a aggressive bike in MotoGP, which is the place a lot of the manufacturing facility effort goes. To undergo as I did earlier than, I do not need that now.”
He added: “Apart from the bikes, the ambiance contained in the [WSBK] paddock may be very completely different. This is extra family-orientated, more healthy and extra human.
“There is a very good feeling among the riders, the difference is very noticeable, and the fans can get very close to the riders.”
Bautista added that his “incredible feeling” with the V4 R – which can also be being utilized by his manufacturing facility teammate Chaz Davies and satellite tv for pc Ducati riders Michael Ruben Rinaldi and Eugene Laverty – was making his success look a lot simpler than it’s in actuality.
“From the outside it may seem easy, but it’s not,” he stated after his third Aragon win. “The laptimes which are being made are very quick and it is not straightforward in any respect.
“Maybe I don’t appear to combat rather a lot for the lead, however I at all times go to the race to offer the utmost. If I can win by 10 seconds, I do it; if it is by a tenth, I do it. If the utmost is to be fifth, I do it.
“The important thing is that, I’m having a great time with the bike. I’m enjoying every corner, every practice, every race. I have an incredible feeling and confidence with the bike.”
Alvaro Bautista, Aruba.it Racing-Ducati Team, Alex Lowes, Pata Yamaha
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