Alvaro Bautista is not having a good time at all Superbikes this season. The Spaniard is coming off a sweep and winning his second championship title in 2023 but an injury and, above all, the controversial minimum weight rule, have left him with very little for the current campaign, where Toprak Razgatlioglu He imposes his law on BMW.
The Turk has 10 consecutive wins after the triple at Most and Bautista is third in the championship despite crashing out in Race 2 of the Czech Republic round. Of course, the difference is more than 100 points. For the same reason, the 39-year-old driver does not want to retire with a bad taste in his mouth.
“I want to continue. We are in talks with Ducati to renew the contract. I don’t think it’s fair to end my career like this.. I need to enjoy the motorcycle again, to feel strong. After this weekend, when things are clearer, we can start to improve. We are in talks with Ducati to renew the contract. That was my intention. My main choice is to continue with the same team, but it’s also in the hands of Ducati, it just doesn’t depend 100% on me. If Ducati wants me to sign World Ducati Week, they have to give me what I want. Battistella has other options, sure, but I can’t tell you what they are. “We have a plan B.”he said to the official WSBK media at the end of the race.
Even though the year is clearly moving from less to more, the man from Talavera de la Reina doesn’t want to hear about title options. Toprak, who looks like a possible MotoGP prospect, is a step ahead of the rest.
“We have taken a step forward and we have understood the direction. Now we understand how to work and I have confidence. It is true that at Donington we got more, but here I understood a lot and this is the most important because with Ducati I have confidence and I can ride it as I please. Until now it was unthinkable to think about the World Cupbut the important thing is that this weekend we found solutions to focus on and work,” said the Spanish.
Source: La Verdad
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