Overnight back pain restrained Chaz Davies on the second day o🌜f the Jerez World Superbike test but confirmed the injury wasn’t connect to his day🐷 one off at the Spanish track.

The Aruba.it Racing Ducati rider completed just 18 laps on Thursd❀ay at the Spanish circuit as he received꧅ treatment for back pains which flared up overnight.

With a second t🥃wo-day test schedule at Portimao (January 27-28), Davies will aim to complete his full testing programme with the new Ducati V4 R in Portugal ahead of the final pre-season test at Phillip Island before the 2019 season opener at the Australian circuit.

“Unfortunately, it's been a tricky day,” Davies said. “I just felt some pain in my back yesterday [Wednesday]. It had nothing to do with t𝓡he crash, but it got w🤡orse overnight.

“I managed to get treatment t꧋wice so I was still able to get some laps in, which was very important. It seems we're going in the right dire𝄹ction.

“Today we focused on the engine, and in the end the lap time was okay given the short amount of time we ha𒉰d on track, but I think we could have made bigger improvements.

“Nex🍒t 𝓀stop is Portimão, a completely different track, and the foremost priority will be to complete our full program before we head to Australia.”

Davies comp🐻leted a total of 58 laps at the Jerez test compared to team-mate Alvaro Bautista’s 103 laps across the two days.

Bautista, who is adapting to the challenges of World Superbikes including new electronics, Pirelli tyres and a new bike h🐲aving arrived from MotoGP, was buoyed by his progress on his basic riding position and setup.

“It's been a couple of positive days,” Bautista said. “After the winter break, it was im🥀portant to get back on track, in order to readjust to the speed but also to get accustomed to the new bike.

“We're still focusing on riding position and🤡 the base setup in general. We tried some changes that I've liked, and now we'll make more evaluations at Portimão, a track that I don't know, so it'll be very interesting.”