Alvaro Bautista one step away from an encore: Ducati rider jokes about it

Alvaro Bautista canò win second title in race-1 in Jerez

It's started with free practice at the Jerez circuit the final weekend of the 2023 World Superbike season: the damp circuit did not allow to collect important indications in FP1 (only four riders completed a lap on a wet track, while the 'big' preferred not to risk), while in the second session è it was Toprak Razgatlioglu (Yamaha) who recorded the fastest lap, ahead of Remy Gardner (also on a bike from the Iwata manufacturer) and Alvaro Bautista (Ducati).

The Spaniard could already win in race-1 his second title in the premier category of series derivatives, but he preferred not to blurt out too much in that regard on the sidelines of free practice, preferring to joke about it: "First of all,” he said, “I will try to stay away from everyone who says I will win. I am the first to know that I have match point".

"Every day I enjoy this bike è a fantastic day, even today I had fun – he added -. Tomorrow I want to confirm these feelings and work well, I hope the track is in better condition becauseé when è dry è one of the mostù beautiful".