Nicolo Bulega is the red-hot favourite to win this weekend’s season-opening Australian 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:World Superbike Championship round.

Last year, he won at Phillip Island as a rookie. Earlier this week, he went🌊 fastest on Monday and Tuesday of the two-day test at the same circuit.

But Bulega knows there are rivals who could challenge him wh𝔍en the racing begins.

“It’s very difficult to answer,” he said about his top rivals for victoryܫ.

“Because there were a lot of ver🤡y fast riders in the test: me, Toprak Razgatlioglu, Andrea Iannone, Danilo Petrucci, Andrea Locatelli, Alvaro Bautista.

“A lot 𓃲of fast guys were very close, so it will be an interesting weekend.”

Bulega insisted that he must get faster, even from P1 at Phillip Island in the test just daysꩲ ago.

“I am just thinking about where I can improve, because ✨everyone will improve a lot,” he said.

“I still need to take one step forward. I will try, with my team, ♎to keep the confidence that I had in the test to stཧay in the top position.”

BMW or Yamaha to thwart Ducati?

Tuesday afternoon’s test🃏ing session indicated how several manufacturers could have their say in this weekend’s races.

Ducati’s Buleꦜga topped the session but four brands were in the top five positions.

Bimota’s Alex Lowes, BMW’s Razgatlioglu and Yamaha’s Locatelli join💖ed Ducati ri﷽ders Bulega and Iannone.

But, with R𒁏azgatlioglu nursing a finger injury sustained in preseason, the expectation falls on Bulega - last year’s cha🔜mpionship runner-up - to start the year with a win.

“I have confidence, a good feeಞling with my bike. Everything is working we🅰ll,” he said.

“I am readyꦅ to start this weekend and the c🤪hampionship.”