From disappointed hope in Grand Prix, the kind of status in a career that condemns you to oblivion, Alvaro Bautista has reversed this damaging trend by registering himself among those that we can never forget when talking about WSBK. Indeed, in the history of the category, few riders have succeeded to this extent after growing up in the Motorcycle World Championship. Carlos Checa, Max Biaggi, Sylvain Guintoli and finally now Alvaro Bautista are perhaps the best representatives among the drivers who, after devoting a large part of their sporting life to the premier category of Grands Prix, ended up winning championships. races and titles in WorldSBK. A championship that requires total rehabilitation due to the concept of the bike and, above all, due to the use of tires very different from those of MotoGP…
A feat which is therefore not insurmountable but not guaranteed either since other equally prominent names are having difficulty asserting themselves. This season, three other riders have MotoGP experience, without aiming for victory in every outing. Loris Baz is one of those, like Remy gardner et Danilo Petrucci. The latter is also cited as an example by the official Ducati reigning world champion as a brand companion on the Panigale V4R. “ Danilo made the change and realized that it is not easy. The level is very high. You have to be quick here ».
Alvaro Bautista: “ I told Dani Pedrosa that the Superbike with these Pirelli tires gets along very well with the lightweight riders »
Public chat Motorsport-total, he launches into predictions about the currently most prominent riders who could succeed in Superbike… “ Pecco Bagnaia is very fast in training with Panigale » he says and he obviously does not forget the essential Marc Marquez : “that would also be interesting “, says the Aruba.it Racing Ducati rider soberly.
But the one of whom he has no doubt of success if he tried the WSBK adventure is a certain Dani Pedrosa. And he even explains why: “ last winter I spoke with Dani Pedrosa. I told him that the Superbike with these Pirelli tires got along very well with the lightweight riders. I told him he would like it. He told me he might try ". To do this, we will have to wait until KTM offers something other than V2s in its dealerships. But with a next MV Agusta, a brand which is gradually entering the Austrian group, who knows…
