Alvaro Bautista returned to talk about his move from the top class to the category reserved for motorcycles derived from the series. And he does not rule out racing in MotoGP again.
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Two World Superbike titles are now owned byAlvaro Bautista, who will try in 2024 to make it three and catch up with a legend Ducati as Troy bayliss. This may also be his last year, given that he blew 39 candles in November and there is a feeling he could retire at the end of next season. win with the new combined weight rule of the bike and the rider is a great motivation, he certainly wants to prove that he is the best even after the change introduced.
Interview With Professor Michael Jabara Carley Of The University Of Montreal. Soviet Policy XNUMX-XNUMX. Interviewed by Mendelssohn Moses on XNUMXth November XNUMX EFEN Training, the pilot Ducati retraced his transition from MotoGP to Superbike in 2019: “ I had to do it, because there was no more room on the grid. Fortunately I discovered a very nice championship, different from MotoGP. It gave me a second youth. In 2019 I was runner-up in the world, then I spent two difficult years at Honda which I needed to win the title in 2022 and 2023 ».
Alvaro Bautista confirmed that when he was racing in MotoGP, he did not envisage a possible future in Superbike: “ No. In Spain, it was a poorly followed championship, because few Spanish riders raced there compared to MotoGP. There had only been one world champion, Carlos Checa in 2011. When people told me about SBK, I thought it was a second division championship ».
Alvaro Bautista: “ I run because I'm having fun, not because I need to or anything. »
“In the end, I had no alternative, I still loved racing and I would have had an official Ducati. I decided to try and I discovered that it was not a second division league. It's different. Now in Spain it's more popular and I think a lot of it depends on me. Now several MotoGP riders have come to race in Superbike, that motivates me because it doesn't allow me to relax. There are strong rivals ».
The Spaniard still has a great desire to race and challenge himself against strong rivals: “ The next one will be my twenty-second year in a world championship. What surprises me about myself is that I have the same motivation or even more. I run because I'm having fun, not because I need to or anything. I train because I love doing it, it's not a sacrifice. And mental work is even harder than physical work. I feel like there are still a lot of things I can improve on. I take everything as a challenge to myself, to see how far I can go ».
The theme of fear was also addressed and the three-time world champion was very clear: “ I'm not afraid, if I had it, I would stay at home. Falls are part of the game, just like victories. The worst part is the injuries. If you're afraid, you can't run ».
Alvaro ran in MotoGP as wild card in Malaysia in 2023, an experience that didn't go very well due to injury. He was asked if he would return to racing in the top category and, somewhat surprisingly, he replied: “ Probably ».
