DUCATI PRIVATE TEST
MISANO CIRCUIT

After hosting the bike unveiling of the new Ducati Panigale V4R of the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team, the World Misano Circuit (Misano, Italy) held two days of private testing; there were good weather and mild temperatures during both days, although obviously much lower than those expected for the Pirelli Emilia-Romagna Round in June.

Alvaro Bautista carried out intensive work on his PanigaleV4R, working on set-up and testing new technical solutions ahead of the 2022 WorldSBK season, which will get underway at the Motorland circuit in Aragon (Spain) in April.

After finishing the first day of testing in the lead with a time of 1’33.983, Alvaro took to the track in the afternoon and immediately managed to lower his lap-time by a couple of tenths, then setting the fastest lap time of the tests in 1’33.574.

Riders and teams will be back on track 25 and 26 March at the Montmelò circuit in Barcelona (Spain).

Alvaro Bautista #19  

“These have been two important days in which we have made further steps forward. It’s only the third testing activity since November and it’s clear that there’s still room for improvement, both for me and the bike, but the feeling is already positive. In Misano we have worked a lot on the bike, trying different solutions that brought very interesting results. During Barcelona testing days we will go forward in this direction, as we are all confident that we can still improve“.