The Aragon WorldSBK marks the tenth cease on the 2025 calendar, and with solely three rounds to go the stress is mounting between the title rivals: Toprak Razgatlioglu and Nicolo Bulega; however the latter’s teammate, Alvaro Bautista, has urged that he won’t attempt to assist his teammate.
Bulega comes into the Aragon World Superbike spherical this weekend (26–28 September) 39 factors behind Razgatlioglu within the riders’ standings and having not crushed the BMW rider since Race 2 at Most again in Could.
Since then, Razgatlioglu has gained all 12 races, and has seemed more and more tough for anybody, together with Bulega, to beat.
The ultimate races of the 2024 season noticed Bautista known as on to assist Bulega in some instances, most notably on the closing spherical in Estoril.
Bautista obliged then, however he feels that the onus this yr is on Bulega to go and win the title himself.
“For Nico [Nicolo Bulega], all of it is dependent upon him,” Alvaro Bautista stated, chatting with WorldSBK.com forward of the Aragon WorldSBK.
“He has to beat Toprak.
“Maybe final yr, I took some factors from Toprak, however in any case, he completed the races forward of Nicolo.
“He wants to complete forward of Toprak to scale back the hole.
“I feel it’s tough as a result of Toprak has numerous motivation, actually robust efficiency, and I feel I’ll take into consideration myself and never assist every other rider.
“I’ve a goal, and I’ll attempt to attain it.”
“At all times excellent to journey” in Aragon
With himself in thoughts, Bautista is optimistic forward of the Aragon race, feeling that the MotorLand structure is one which fits each himself and the Ducati Panigale V4 R.
“It’s all the time excellent to journey right here,” Bautista stated.
“It’s a monitor that I’ve had good outcomes at previously, however yearly and season is completely different. I feel the structure suits my using model very properly, and performs to the strengths of the Ducati.
“This season, we’re not combating for the place we wished, but it surely’s all the time good to return right here. I feel we generally is a bit extra aggressive.”
Bautista added that he’s concentrating on third within the championship, however that he’s apprehensive concerning the development of this yr when he’s been near that third place.
“Our goal proper now’s to complete within the top-three within the championship, and we’re shut,” he stated.
“Each time we’re shut to 3rd within the championship, one thing occurs, and I lose extra factors than I’d acquire!”
Final yr’s Aragon Spherical was the final event on which Bautista was victorious in World Superbike, successful each the Superpole Race and Race 2 forward of Toprak Razgatlioglu.
“Final yr was superb from the Superpole Race onwards, which was an incredible battle with Nicolo [Bulega] and Toprak [Razgatlioglu],” Bautista stated.
“In Race 2, we had been actually robust. We had been actually quick, lap by lap, we went quicker and quicker. It was certainly one of my favorite races in my entire profession.”
