The Ducati Aruba.it team has extended Alvaro’s contract for next season. In 12 races the Spaniard has won 6 races with 12 podiums and leads the World Championship with 36 points over Jonathan Rea
A winning couple does not change. Ducati Aruba also for the next Superbike season will focus on Alvaro Bautista, the Spanish rider who won the 2006 125cc world championship, returned this year to Borgo Panigale and is currently leading the championship: “I’m happy. Ducati represents a family for me – says Alvaro in the statement from the Aruba team -. I have always felt good in this team and since I returned the feelings have been even more positive than in the 2019 season. Physically and mentally I think this is the best moment of my career. I am also very happy to continue working with Ducati, a very important, very technological factory, always looking for development: being part of this project, of this team is something incredible on a personal level “.
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During this first part of the season Ducati and Bautista collected 12 podiums in 12 races, including 6 victories, 4 second and 2 third places, taking them to the top of the standings ahead of Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) and Toprak Razgatlıoğlu (Yhamaha). “We are very happy to be able to continue together with Bautista also in 2023 – says Gigi Dall’Igna, general manager of Ducati Corse -. As had already happened in 2019, Alvaro was immediately competitive with our bike starting from the winter tests and, not surprisingly, he is now leading a wonderful season, fighting intelligently for the world title. He is a precise driver, with whom it is easy to work: he has a fantastic driving style that makes him enjoyable to watch on TV, but above all allows him to fully exploit the potential of our Panigale V4 R. We are convinced that together we will be able to achieve numerous important milestones “.