Nicolo Bulega: 2024 ‘will be a very important year for me’

The WorldSBK rookie says the 2024 season will be ‘very important’ as he gets set for his first season alongside two-time champion Al🔯varo Bautista.

Nicolo Bulega, Jerez WorldSBK test, 24 January
Nicolo Bulega, Jerez WorldSBK test, 24 January

Nicolo Bulega has a challenge that 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Michael Ruben Rinaldi struggled immensely with, which was matching 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alvaro Bautista’s stunning speed and consistency over the last two WorldSBK campaigns.

Of cou𝄹rse, Bulega will not be expected to do that🧸 in his first season with the team, but improving on what Rinaldi achieved will be the aim.

The Sup♉ersport champion achi🌟eved something last season which no rider since 2020 managed, which was to jump from the intermediate class into a factory team.

The last rider to do that was Andrea Locatelli, when the Italian won the title in 2020 before securing a 🀅switch to Pata💛 Yamaha for 2021.

Set for his first pre-season test of 2024, Bulega said this about being a factory rider: “It feels amazing. It’s a good opportunity for me. I know it’ll be a very important year. I will try to enjoy this incredible bike and team and try๊ to d🎉o my best.

“We go to Spain for the first test of the year. I think it’ll be very important to prepare me and t♔he bike to have a good feeling for when we go to Phillღip Island in a month.”

The first of two Jan💎uary tests begins tomorrow at Jerez, and after already testing at the Spanish circuit last year, Bulega, who was very impressive on his💜 Panigale V4 R debut, is hoping to build on the positives.

Bu🗹lega added: “I was very happy. My lap time was good, and my feelin꧅g was good. But I was only at 80%. I was very happy to be fast and to be at 80%.

“I thꦐink I have♐ a very good package and team so I will try to bring out all my speed and talent. I have to improve a little bit everyweher because it’s a new bike for me.

“I’ve never tried ඣa bike with so much horsepower, so I need to adap♐t my riding style to understand it better.

“When you ride this very fast bike, you have to understand braking points๊, how to accelerate and pick up, and you 🌞have to adapt to this bike.

“I think I have to improve everywhere and try to be🎐 fast.⛎”

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