Álvaro Bautista confirmed a really optimistic efficiency at the moment in Phillip Island in the course of the first official free follow classes of the season, ending the day with the third-best time. Proud of how he carried out on observe, there are particular elements the place he sees room for enchancment.
On the finish of the day, the previous world champion, who completed 0.725s behind his Aruba.it Racing – Ducati teammate, Bautista spoke about a part of what he did and what made him pleased: ‘I really feel I’ve recovered an excellent feeling with the bike, which makes me very pleased. We labored effectively at the moment, regardless of the completely different situations in comparison with the start of the week’.
However, it’s doable to take a step ahead: ‘We nonetheless have room for enchancment, after all, particularly within the third and fourth sectors, the place we will take a small step ahead’.
The Spaniard had his greatest lap in 1’29.515s, which occurred in FP1, whereas in FP2 his greatest was barely much less profitable, in 1’29.610s.
