This season, Ducati dynamited the World Superbike which was until then a private property Kawasaki. To the great dismay of Jonathan Rea, who was accused of undivided domination, it is now Álvaro Bautista who strings together successes like others do pearls, but who is drowning in congratulations and encouragement. It must be said that he comes from MotoGP, and that his peers have not forgotten him. Starting with Marc Márquez.
Superbike riders will be able to ask themselves questions about their position in the rider food chain at the end of their 2019 season. It is still in its early stages, but with eleven successes in as many races contested, no one has any doubts anymore. 'a triumphal march ofAlvaro Bautista towards the title. In the industry, we initially put forward the higher level of the Panigale V4R over the competition to explain the situation. But the fact that it is always the same Spanish driver who gives the lesson at each outing directed the reflection towards the level of the field facing an opponent who was not really a tough guy in Grand Prix.
A reality supported by Mark Máask. The official of a Honda factory which plays anonymous in the same WSBK declared: “ I love all disciplines of motorcycle sport and, of course, the Superbike World Championship ", recently declared Márquez. " Apart from that, I follow Bautista, because he is Spanish and he just arrived through MotoGP ».
« It's clear that he doesn't just win because of his bike. I heard the comments about her. But a rider is more than the bike he rides “, declared the seven-time World Champion. “ It helps, sure, but if a driver like Bautista, a former world champion, suddenly finds himself in an ideal environment and feels comfortable, then he can do such things. He proved it during the Australian Grand Prix and demonstrates it again ».
During the 2018 Australian Grand Prix, Baptist was on the official Ducati as a freelancer Lorenzo hurt. And he immediately showed himself to be a candidate for the podium. Alvaro Bautista rode for nine years in MotoGP. He has achieved eleven victories in eleven races in the Aruba Ducati factory team with the new Panigale V4R and he leads the World Championship with a maximum of 236 points.
