If there are riders who suffer when they move from a motorcycle to a Ducati, there are others who, on the contrary, are reborn from their ashes. There are not many of them, but they exist, with the particularity, each time, of finding themselves in a private team with a Desmosedici from last season. Over the last two years, it is Hector Barberá who has regained his health and reputation. For 2017, the offseason seems to promise a graceful return for Álvaro Bautista. At the very moment when Jorge Lorenzo try to avoid red purgatory. A parallel which did not escape the Aspar pilot.
Since he left his RS-GP for a GP16, Alvaro Bautista is happy. So much so that after the Valencia and Sepang tests, he convinced himself that he would be in the top 5 at every Grand Prix. Not bad given the competition which already promises to be fierce between the official drivers. While the Spaniard is a private member of a team that looks like a commando.
But the clock is stubborn. The times are there, the good rankings are coming one after the other, and even Phillip Island didn't end so badly after a timid start. However, the Australian track did not do any Ducati any favors. Like always.
Still, even Lorenzo could not ignore the good behavior of Baptist since he openly questioned why this GP16 was having fun beating up its GP17. A question to which the teammateAbraham this year answered on crash.net : " in Valencia, I felt good from the start with the Ducati and Jerez confirmed these good sensations. In Sepang, we were really competitive. Phillip Island was different, but I'm really confident for Qatar. It's a track where Ducatis have always worked. So I expect to be at the level of Jerez and Sepang ».
Enough to annoy Por Fuera… “ You have to adapt your driving style. I felt good from the start apart from a few details. We come from different bikes and Lorenzo in particular comes from a very good bike that was easy to ride. So maybe that's why he suffers more. But he is starting to be competitive and I am sure he will fight for victory in Qatar ". Support that will go straight to the heart of the five-time winner. Or not.
