Ducati Team Aruba Sbk 2022, Bautista: “I want the title”

The Borgo Panigale team presented for the world championship of production derivatives. The Spaniard will join Rinaldi. Team principal Cecconi: “Great ambitions”

The season of the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team, engaged in the 2022 World Superbike Championship, has officially begun. Alvaro Bautista and Michael Ruben Rinaldi. The two drivers will be busy on the Romagna track from tomorrow for two days of testing. Bautista is the main novelty, the Spaniard wants to return to the levels of the 2019 season, when he won 16 victories, of which 11 consecutive at the beginning of the season, while for Rinaldi it is a confirmation. The 2022 season will kick off in Aragon, Spain, on the second weekend of April. Nicolò Bulega will make his debut on the same track, taking part in the Supersport world championship on the Panigale V2 of the Aruba.it Racing WSSP team.

speaks bautista

Bautista can’t wait to start: “I’m very happy to be back in this team – said the Spaniard – I consider it a real family and finding practically the whole team I worked with in 2019 is a very important factor for me. . The sensations with the Panigale V4R were immediately very positive: I think the bike is even more balanced than the one I left. With such a high-performance team and Ducati, obviously the goal is to compete for the title. I have more experience, I know the tires and the format of the competition better but it will still be important to learn from the mistakes of three years ago. I’m very charged. ”

speaks rinaldi

Michael Rinaldi is in his second season in the official team and is looking for consecration: “The time has come to reap the fruits we have sown so far – he said – it will not be easy because the competition is great, but these years together I believe they can be a solid foundation for creating something good. It will be a very important championship both for me and for the team and my future career could also depend on this season. I will certainly give my best and with the help of the team I am sure that we will be able to achieve important results ”.

speak cecconi

Team principal Stefano Cecconi outlines the 2022 challenge as follows: “We are facing the 2022 season with great ambitions and profound determination. Our team’s goal is to always take a step forward, year after year, in terms of performance and results. This is why we feel proud to represent Ducati in World Superbike, perceiving the presence and passion of the Ducati people on each circuit. We have focused on the return of Alvaro Bautista and we strongly believe in Michael Rinaldi who, after a path of constant growth, we believe is ready to take that decisive step forward. And Nicolò Bulega’s adventure in Supersport will also be fascinating ”.

speak on Sundays

Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali: “With Aruba.it we share values, skills and objectives, as well as both believing in the importance of innovation and technology. A strategic partner, on and off the track. Superbike is the championship of production derivatives, the ones that are closest in absolute to those that enthusiasts can buy, this is our philosophy, to put racing technology at the service of our enthusiasts and sportier customers “.



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