When the adventure between Chaz Davies and Ducati ended in WSBK, a deadline which also marked the conclusion of the career of the now retired Welshman, there was some doubt about the fact that the parties had ended on good terms. terms. Here he is with this announcement of a coaching role for the brand's drivers engaged not only in WSBK but also in the new WSS. Chas Davies is ready to embrace this great mission and share his great experience…
The Welshman has indeed had great success with Ducati during his career in World SBK and hopes to apply his experience to his new role. After announcing his retirement from the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship, Chaz Davies will continue to be a key figure in the paddock and at Ducati by joining Aruba.it Racing – Ducati as Riders' Coach. Davies will work with WorldSBK riders, Alvaro Bautista et Michael Ruben Rinaldi, as well as with Nicholas Bulega, which will debut in WorldSSP in 2022.
Davies has achieved 89 of his 99 WorldSBK podiums with Ducati, the last at Estoril in 2021, as well as 28 victories and he finished in the top 3 of the championship five times. After a season with Team GoEleven in 2021, Davies has announced his retirement from the Championship as a driver but will return to the paddock in his new role with the team with which he has had so much success.
The Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team will compete in both WorldSBK and WorldSSP this season. Davies will take the role of Riders' Coach in WorldSBK with the Spaniard Baptist, returning to the team after two seasons with Team HRC, and Rinaldi who remains with the team for the second consecutive season on the Ducati Panigale V4. In WorldSSP, there will only be one rider for whom the Welshman will be the Rider Coach since Open up will make his WorldSSP debut this season. Bulega has spent the last three seasons in Moto2 but will join the WorldSSP grid for 2022 on the Ducati Panigale V2, with the Bologna manufacturer returning to the Championship.
Chaz Davies: “ I am well equipped to contribute to the future success of the team«
Projecting himself into his new role, Davies said : " I am absolutely delighted to continue being part of the racing world and above all the Aruba.it – Ducati family, with whom I experienced the best years of my racing career. It will be an interesting perspective to see the action from 'the other side of the fence'! I believe that with my seven years of experience as an official Ducati rider and my knowledge of the Ducati V2 and V4 motorcycles, I am well equipped to contribute to the future success of the team. We have excellent riders for the 2022 WorldSBK and WorldSSP campaigns and I will give everything I can to maximize their potential. I want to thank Stefano Cecconi, Feel Racing and Ducati for this opportunity and I can't wait to get started! »
The Team Director of Aruba.it Racing – Ducati, Stefano Cecconi, added : " We are happy to be able to count on Chaz again, even if it is in a new role for him and for our team. His experience will certainly be of great help to our pilots, allowing them to express their full potential. His contribution to the SuperSport project will also be fundamental for Nicolo Bulega and the team, as the Panigale V2 has the DNA of the twin-cylinder Superbikes on which Chaz has achieved exceptional results in recent years."
