168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alvaro Bautista returns to a happy hunting ground this weekend in the form of Catalunya, where he has won the last six WorldSBK races.

But Phillip Island, which has alsoꦯ been a very strong circuit for Bautista in the past, was a struggle last month. 

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Challenges with the new minimum rider/bike weightꦕ limit rule have played a big factor in Bautista’s slow 🦋start to 2024.

But Bautista’s former team-mate Chaz Davies is expecting the Spaniard to ♊show his best form going forward.

Asked about the differences in Bautista from when they lined-up togeth⛄er in 2019 to now, Davies told : “He’s changed a lot since then. He decided to change direction after two difficult years at Honda, which probably allowed him to a little the limit o🧜f the Pirelli tyres.

“He tried to push the package he had to the limit and get the best possible results, but the one between him and Aruba Ducati is truly a great combin♒ation.

“Alvaro is incredibly talented and makes a fantastic pairing with ꦯ🐽the Panigale V4 R, which I think manages to bring out all of his strengths.

“People like t🦩o talk about the bike and now there i❀s also the new rule which is essentially made for Alvaro.

“But in the end he is the only rider who manages to get all the potent🍌ial from the package and he has done so consistently in recent years. We have to give him c꧑redit for that.”

Once a rival to Bautista, Davies is now a rider coach for the two-time world champion and team-mate Nicolo Bulega🌱.

Another rider that was a rival to Da♚vies’ throughout his time in WorldSBK was Jonathan Rea, who endured one of his worst weekends ever in the championship at Phillip Island.꧙ 

Discussing Rea’s nightmare season-opener, Davies was left very surprised: “Considering the level I never imagined that Phillip Island could be s♑uch a disaster.

“It was a really tough round🅠 and I was sad to see him crash, but luckily he was okay.

“Johnny seemed to be doing well in the 📖tests and even though he didn’t do anything special, he was in the top five.

“He probably still has to bond with the Yam🎉aha because the🦋 Phillip Island weekend was a really difficult one.”