WorldSBK title rivals for the previous two years, Nicolo Bulega and Toprak Razgatlioglu face a typical problem in adapting to a MotoGP bike.
Bulega’s debut got here as a substitute for injured world champion Marc Marquez on the manufacturing facility Ducati staff for the ultimate two rounds, whereas Razgatlioglu is making a full-time MotoGP transfer by becoming a member of Pramac Yamaha for 2026.
Whereas the Italian was competing in his first premier-class grand prix at Portimao final Sunday, Razgatlioglu was collaborating in a non-public check on the M1 at Aragon.
The triple WorldSBK champion then made the journey to Valencia for this weekend’s finale, the place he’ll experience alongside the 2026 grid – minus Marquez however with Bulega once more in his place – at Tuesday’s official check.
“Yesterday, Toprak got here to my truck earlier than the [Sprint] race and we talked somewhat bit. I feel our feeling on the MotoGP now could be very related,” Bulega mentioned on Sunday night.
“We’re struggling somewhat bit on the entrance, to grasp a bit the tyres, as a result of they’re lots completely different [to the Pirelli tyres in WorldSBK].
“It’s important to experience in a distinct mode. So we had been speaking about this and we had been agreeing on all the pieces.”
Bulega repeated his fifteenth place at Portimao within the Valencia finale, closing the hole to the winner from 32 seconds (together with an off-track second) to 26 seconds.
However the Italian was dissatisfied to not have been in a position to construct on an eleventh place within the morning warm-up.
“Truthfully, this morning in warm-up, the sensation was superb,” he mentioned. “Then within the race, I do not know why, however I had zero rear grip from the start. I used to be at all times spinning lots. So it was a bit unusual feeling for me.
“It is troublesome to say why as a result of I haven’t got lots of knowledge. I simply know that this morning the sensation was very, superb. I used to be three tenths from the first-place rider and this afternoon was a bit worse for the rear grip.”
Bulega goals to refine his using fashion when he joins Razgatlioglu on monitor on Tuesday.
“I feel particularly this morning within the warm-up we did a step with my using fashion and I wish to make one other one within the check.”
Bulega will likely be an official Ducati check rider alongside his WorldSBK race commitments in 2026.
