Two-time WorldSBK Champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alvaro Bautista c꧑urrently has no contract that takes him beyond the end of 2025, but he has suggested he would be open to continue racing after this year.

The Spanish rider, who debuted in 2019 in the production derivative series after a 15-year full-time Grand Prix career, will turn 41 in November, and through two rounds has been unable to match the pace of his second-year teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nicolo Bulega in 2025.

But that does not mean he i🌳s yet ready to quit, partly because 🥃he feels he is making progress with the current Ducati Panigale V4 R but also because of the looming arrival of an updated Panigale.

“I’m not thinking about my future,” Bautista said ahead of ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚthis weekend’s Dutch Round.

“Now, I’m recovering m𒁏y confidence and I feel strong. At🐟 the moment, I feel good on the bike and that I can improve and be a better rider.

“Next year, Ducati will bring the new model, and for sure I’d like to race with that bike because I started in WorldSBK 𒐪with the new Panigale V4 R, and now with the new model, I wouldn’t like to go home without racing that model.”

By Bautista’s admission, Bulega is currently extracting the🧸 most from the Panigale V4 R at the moment.

“Nicolo’s [Bul🥂ega] very strong and he has a lot of confidence with the bike, and he can ride it at its best,” he said.

“For me, I feel that I’m closing the gap but we’re not at the top with the feeling. We’re recoveri♊ng it from 𒈔two years ago.

“There’s not a big difference in the data, but some places the big difference is the confidence he has with t🃏he bike. When we recover that confidence, we can be close and fight with him.”

The Italian is also confident about his🌟 chances in Assen, having won there twice in his WorldSSP title year: 2023.

“Assen is a track that I l𓃲ike a lot and in Supersport I won two races and did pole position,” he said.

“Last year on the Superbike it was not so easy because the weather🐷 was very difficult and also I had the surgery of my arm last year, so it was a bit of a difficult weekend.

“Bu🌳t this year I feel complet⛎ely different, I feel very good, so I will try to stay at the front.”

He added:  "I always have fun here in Assen, I like this circuit, for my riding style I think it’s better than Portimao. But you can be never [too] sure, so we will see during the weekend."