The Pata Yamaha rider was a contender to finish ahead of six-time WorldSBK champio🐻n Jonathan Rea in the champio🌟nship for much of the season before eventually missing out on third.

Aꦡ very strong start to the season was backed up with consistent top tens and further podiums during🐼 the closing rounds.

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However, Locatelli felt as though wins could hav🍬e been possible at the beginning of the season, which is why he believes there’s more to come in 202ꦬ4.

“Honestly, I would like to restart from zero because during the season I understood a lot of my mistakes and lost, especially in the beginning 🌳of the season, the possibility to fight for wins like in Phillip Island and Indonesia where we were really fast,” said Locatelli when summing up his 2023 season to WorldSBK.com. 

“But it’s part of the experience so I want to look forܫward to next season.”

Locatelli was at times able to match Toprak Razgatlioglu for pace, something very few people♉ have done in WorldSBK since 2020, let alone someone on t💞he same machinery.

But Locatelli did just that on occasion and put it down to the constant progression that was being made every weekend🌼.

Locatelli said: “I think it was my progression. Every weekend we learned something, we improved the bike and everything an🔯d in the last three rounds especially, f🎶rom Magny-Cours [onwards] we improved a lot and showed our potential.”