The Aruba.it Racing Ducati group has launched its 2025 WorldSBK season, with Alvaro Bautista and Nicolo Bulega each seeking to return the Bologna model to the highest of the standings within the manufacturing spinoff collection.
The launch of the WorldSBK group came about alongside Ducati’s new manufacturing facility MXGP group, additionally sponsored by Aruba.it and run by the Italian Maddii Racing outfit with Jeremy Seewer and Mattia Guadagnini aboard the manufacturing facility Desmo450 MX machines.
Whereas the MXGP enterprise is all new, although, in WorldSBK Ducati is seeking to return to the highest this 12 months, having misplaced out on the riders’ title final 12 months to BMW’s Toprak Razgatlioglu.
“A brand new season is starting in WorldSBK with the identical aim as all the time for the Aruba.it Racing Ducati Crew: to struggle for the riders’ world title that we didn’t win final 12 months and attempt to convey it again to Borgo Panigale,” stated Ducati Corse Basic Supervisor Gigi Dall’Igna.
“That is our mission, and we’ll give all the pieces to realize the aim. It’s a powerful problem, we’re conscious of the extent of our rivals, however we all know what to do, we’ve already demonstrated it prior to now.
“We all know completely the potential of our riders, Alvaro Bautista and Nicolo Bulega, who’ve been World Champions in a number of classes and who in 2024 fought for the World Championship till the tip and had been aggressive in nearly each race with the Panigale V4 R.”
For Alvaro Bautista, his place in 2025 is strictly the identical as Ducati’s, as he appears to be like to reclaim the title he final gained in 2023.
“I’m very motivated for this season which can be my fifth with the Aruba.it Racing Ducati group, the fourth in a row,” the Spaniard stated.
“Final 12 months was tougher than anticipated, however we nonetheless acquired constructive outcomes, ending third on the planet championship standings.
“It is clear that expectations are larger this season, and if I’ve determined to proceed racing it is as a result of I really feel I am nonetheless bodily and mentally aggressive.
“We’ll attempt to discover a good feeling straight away and have enjoyable.”
On the opposite, Nicolo Bulega comes into his second 12 months in WorldSBK with a brand new strain as a rider who will enter the season with expectations of contending for and profitable the title.
“I can say that I’m very assured about what we did final season,” he stated.
“2024 has been very constructive, and a very good feeling has been created throughout the group.
“We begin instantly in Australia, the place final 12 months I scored my first win on debut, so expectations are undoubtedly excessive. The primary aim is to return residence from Phillip Island with even higher reminiscences.”
