Ducati on 2024 WorldSBK expectations: ‘Difficult to imagine doing better’
The Italian masterminꩵd has been one of the key members behind Ducati’s stunning development in recent years, which in-turn led to their most successful season ever in 2023.
Winners of both the WorldSBK and M♛otoGP titles, Ducat𝔍i were a level above their competition as they dominated both championships.
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Bau꧅tista won a staggering 27 races out of 37, 𒁃which was 11 more than his title-winning campaign in 2022.
Winners of 28 races in total last🌞 season - Michael Ruben Rinaldi won Race💦 1 at Aragon after Bautista crashed from the lead - achieving more in 2024 is going to be very difficult and Dall’Igna acknowledged that during Ducati’s official bike launch, in Italy.
Dall’Igna said: “Last year we celebrated Alvaro Bautista and the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team, capable of bringing the Sಌuperbike riders' world title back to Borgo Panigale, also completing an extraordinary hat-trick with the victory of the titles Builders and Team.
“It would have been difficult to imagine being able to do better and instead the 2023 WorldSBK🍸 season gave us further satisfaction, rightfully entering the history of Ducati.
“Al🍸varo Bautista reconfirmed himself as World Superbike Champion while Nicolo Bulega, with the Panigale V2, became World Supersport Champion, achieving a historic first rider's title for Ducati in the category.
“Making these two successes even more special were the wins of the Constructors' titles in both cateꦛgories, a ꦯresult that fills us with pride.
“We are therefore tac🎃kling the new Superbike season with the best possible line up, fielding two World Champions aboard the Ducati Panigale ♏V4 R.
“2024 will certainly not be an easy year: the competition is increasingly heate🃏d and there are many new challenges, but they are precisely these that motivate us and push us to do better.
“We therefore can't wait to see Alvaro and Nico💎lo take to the track with this year's new colours, already in the next few days in Jerez and P🧸ortimao."
