Chaz Davies: ‘A lot of people didn’t understand Nicolo Bulega’s real level’
Chaz Davies is n🅰ot surprised by the ear﷽ly potential shown by Nicolo Bulega in WorldSBK.
Winner of the first WorldSBK r🧸ace in 2024, Nicolo Bulega🦹 made a statement of intent after a very promising pre-season.
While 2024 could still turn out to be a championship year for Alvaro🌸 Bautist♌a, it’s clear that a tougher challenge lies ahead of him this season.
One of the reasons for that is the new minimum rider/bike combined weight limit rule, however, Bul🅷ega’s performance is likely⛦ to be another.
Speaking to , Davies was asked if he expected the type of results we’ve already seen from Bulega, saying: “Honestly yes. I watched his last two years from the outside and his performance has grown a lot, both as a ꦍrider and as a person.”
“In particular, last year he believed in himself a lot an🤡d obviously last year he showed a very high level.
“I think a lot of people didn'tಌ understand Bulega's real level last year, from the sidelines I was able to understa🙈nd his level which is very high.”
Davies ꩵis one of Ducati’s most successful WorldSBK riders in terms of wins, as only Car♛l Fogarty, Bautista and Troy Bayliss have more Superbike wins aboard a Ducati than Davies.
Known for his very smooth riding style, Davi🎃es believes that’s one of the major skills Bulega has.
“His riding style is perfect, he is very prec🎃ise and clean, h💯e is really very fluid,” added Davies. “When he laps in 1'28” at Phillip Island it seems like he's lapping in 1'38” because he's really clean.”
“It's also difficult to understand the🀅 bike's problems when ൲you look at him from the outside, because he is always clean.
“Wh🐼en I work with him, now after two 🔥years, I no longer look at the bike how it works but I look at him in the saddle.
“Whether he has confidence or not and whet𒐪her he is 10ཧ0% or not.
“This is the way to understand how Nicolo is finding himself in the saddle and at the moment he is n🌱ot yet 100% with the Panigale V4 R, he has room to improve and I really believe in his talent.”
