Bautista on his two years at Honda: “It was very tough”

Officially and contractually Álvaro Bautista is already a Ducati rider for the World Cup, after ending his contract with Honda last December 31st. His two-year journey through the golden wing factory has not yielded the results expected by the Talaverano, who returns to the house with which he signed a spectacular start to the season in his first year in the derivatives of the series (2019). He signed 16 victories and 24 podiums, records that leave nothing in the three drawers at HRC for two years.

“I was hoping to be more competitive. Especially after my first year in the World Superbike Championship, when I was fast enough and felt really good on the bike. At Honda I found a new motorcycle and starting from scratch was not easy“, says the Spanish pilot in an interview with speedweek.

Bautista hoped that after the first year “I expected a breakthrough for the second season, which did not come. “” It was very hard “, judgment. And now he returns to Borgo Panigale, to fill the gap left by Scott Redding (heading to BMW) to form a duo with Rinaldi. The Ducati continues to be an aspiring motorcycle, for victories, as the British and Italian, and perhaps the World Championship, demonstrated last year: “I was fast in my first year on Superbike. For the last two years I have had to take care of every detail, like this. Now I know the tires and the class itself much better. Now I have more experience and I feel a better driver. I used to be fast, but I really didn’t know why. The Ducati was already well developed and easier to use, “concludes Bautista.

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