Bautista completed a two-day private MotoGP test on Tuesday and Wednesday at Misano, as part of his reward for wi♒nning the 2022 WorldSBK title.

An🐎d after a positive opening day, Ducati were even happier with the reigning Superbike champion’s performance on day-two, as he set a mid 1m 32s lap time. 

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"To be honest, it’s been a really good test because Alvaro did a really good job," said Aruba.it Ducati Team Manager Serafino Foti, when speaking to WorldSBK.com. "He was quite fast. I’m surprised.&nꦐbsp;

"He actually got the feeꦇling really quickly. This surprised me. It’s not easy to jump to MotoGP from WorldS𝔍BK and get this feeling. 

"Now I understand why he m꧅akes the difference in World Superbike. From my point of view, he’s on another level. 💫;

"We were impressed for the performance and the approach. Now 🅺I understand really well. Of course, we have a good bike, but he makes the difference."

Bautista’s current WorldSBK teammate Michael Ru🍌ben Rinaldi, who is a local resident in the Rimini region of Italy, also came to the circuit to see the Spaniard in action.

Rinaldi’s takeaway was that Bautista could return to MotoGP and be very competitive, even though that’s no🌄t a move that will happen after Bautista extended his Ducati WorldSBK contract until the end of 2024.

Rinaldi added: "I live close to here so I came to watch him and to understand his work and the difference between Mot♈oGP and WorldSBK and how he adapted. 

"Actually, I’m quite impressed because he went v🌌ery well. I would like to see him racing in MotoGP because we can unde🦋rstand the level of WorldSBK. 

"I think Alvaro, in this 🎃moment, is the best Alvaro𓆏 of his career. He can be pretty strong also in MotoGP."