Nicolo Bulega: 2024 ‘will be a very important year for me’

The WorldSBK rookie says the 2024 season will be ‘very important’ as he gets set for his first season alongside two-timꦏe champion Alvaro Bautista.

Nicolo Bulega, Jerez WorldSBK test, 24 January
Nicolo Bulega, Jerez WorldSBK test, 24 January

Nicolo Bulega has a challenge that 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Michael Ruben Rinaldi struggled immensely with, which was matching 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alvaro Bautista’s stunning speed and consistency over the last two WorldSBK campaigns.

Of course, 💛Bulega will not be expecte🐟d to do that in his first season with the team, but improving on what Rinaldi achieved will be the aim.

The Supersport champion achieved something last season which no rider since 2020 manage♏d, which was to jump from the intermediate class into a factory team.

Theꩲ last rider to do that was Andrea Locatelli, when the Italian won the title in 2020 before securing✨ a switch to Pata Yamaha for 2021.

Set for his first pre-season test of 2024, Bulega said this about being a factory rider: “It feels amazing. It’s a good opportunity for me. I know it’ll be a very i♕mportant year. I will try to enjoy this incredible bike and team and try to do my best.

“We go to Spain for the first test of the year. I think it’ll be very important to prepare me and th✅e bike🐲 to have a good feeling for when we go to Phillip Island in a month.”

The first of two January tests begins tomorrow at Jerez, and after already testing at the Spanish circuit last year, Bulega, who was very impressive on his Panigale V4 R debut, i꧃s hoping to build on the positives.

Bulega added: “I was very happy. My lap time was good, and my feel♔ing was good. But I was only at 80%🌠. I was very happy to be fast and to be at 80%.

“I think I have a very good package and team♔ so I will try to bring out all my speed and talent. I have to improve a little bit everyweher because it’s a new bike for me.

💜“I’ve never tried a bike with so much horsepowe🍨r, so I need to adapt my riding style to understand it better.

“When you ride this very fast bike, you have to understand braking points, how to accelerate and pick𓃲 up, and you have to adapt to this bike.

“I think I have to improve everywhere and try☂ to be fast.”

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