Due to the containment measures currently in place in Spain, the new Honda rider in the Superbike World Championship no longer has the opportunity to train on a motorcycle for the moment. He is taking the opportunity to look after his little girl who was born at the end of last year, but is a little worried about maintaining her physical fitness.
After a good start to the season last year on the Ducati Panigale V4 R, the Spaniard was unable to do anything against Johnny Rea who captured the world title for the fifth consecutive time.
This year, Álvaro placed sixth in the first race at Phillip Island, 4.4 seconds behind the winner Toprak Razgatlioglu. He was the only one not to finish the Superpole race. Then he finished sixth in Race 2, 4.3 seconds behind leader Alex Lowes.
So everything was going pretty well with the brand new Honda, when the virus created the problems we are experiencing. These complicated Alvaro's training.
“Right now I would say I can do about half the training I usually do,” Bautista told Hayden Cobb of crash.net. “Luckily I have a small gym at home, so I can do something, but I can't train on a more technical level, which is riding, whether it's motocross, Supermoto or flat track »
“Let's say I can train physically but not technically, in a normal and non-specialized way. But you have to adapt to each situation. Mentally, I'm not focusing on the fact that we can't ride, or the uncertainty of when we will be able to race again. »
“I try to use the time at home in a positive way, to be with my little girl, which is certainly very nice for me. »
“The most important thing now is human life and therefore: stay at home! Let's think of others, it's time to show solidarity. »
“We hope that those who are sick will recover and that racing will resume soon, which will prove that the situation has returned to normal. A big virtual hug to you all! »
“This is a strange situation, one we have never experienced before. This virus mainly affects elderly and frail people, or who already have other problems. It's time to think more about others than ourselves. This is the time for solidarity. »
“Hopefully the situation will improve as quickly as possible and we will never find ourselves in this situation again. »
Video: Álvaro Bautista's impressions of the new CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP in Qatar.
Source: crash.net
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