The reigning WorldSBK champion committed his future to Ducati by signin♍g a new ♋one-year deal prior to the Catalunya round.

A race weekend that proved to be even more dominant than his hat-trick performances at Phillip Island and Assen, Bautista’s three wins saw him exten🦩d his championship lead to over a full race-weekend worth of points. 

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But despite that, Bautista is scheduled to take part in a MotoGP test abo🌃ard a factory Ducaꦺti later this year, while wild card appearances have also been discussed.

The now 38-year-old, who is without question in the prime of his career, could very well be compe꧟titive if he made a return to MotoGP, however, the Spaniard prefers to stay in WorldSBK as it stands. 

"I’m having a lot of fun with the bike, more than all other years in MotoGP," Bautista told GPOne.com. "I feel like I can ride how I want and I make the most o༒f my potential and that of the bike. We are made for each other.” 

"At the moment I’ve asked Ducati to do a test with the MotoGP bike as🏅 a reward for my 2022 title. 

"We’ll see what my feelings will be when I try it. If I like it then I’ll make some requests, like a wildcard. If I lapped one second faster than Bagnaia in the tests, perhaps Ducatiᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ would reconsider, but I don’t think that will happen."  

Bautista, who joined WorldSBK in 2019 and started 🌺the season off by winning the first 11 races, admitted that his ambition was to mak🔯e a swift return to the Grand Prix paddock.

But after finding a Panigale V4 R that is tailor-made to his riding style, enjoying huge amounts of success and a less stressful environment, Baut🧸ista would find it hard to say yes if 🍎an opportunity to join MotoGP came his way

The Aruba.it Ducati rider said: "In 20🐓19 my idea was to return to MotoGP, but right now that’s not in my plans. 

"The Superbike [series] is a comfortable championship in terms𓃲 of travel, especially when you have two small girls. 

🤪"There is less stress, less pressure. If they asked me to return to MotoGP it would be difficult for me to say yes. I w❀ouldn’t have much enthusiasm for it. But you never know. I’m really enjoying WorldSBK."