The Aruba.it Racing Ducati staff has launched its 2025 WorldSBK season, with Alvaro Bautista and Nicolo Bulega each trying to return the Bologna model to the highest of the standings within the manufacturing by-product collection.
The launch of the WorldSBK staff came about alongside Ducati’s new manufacturing unit MXGP staff, additionally sponsored by Aruba.it and run by the Italian Maddii Racing outfit with Jeremy Seewer and Mattia Guadagnini aboard the manufacturing unit Desmo450 MX machines.
Whereas the MXGP enterprise is all new, although, in WorldSBK Ducati is trying to return to the highest this yr, having misplaced out on the riders’ title final yr 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 battle for the riders’ world title that we didn’t win final yr and attempt to carry it again to Borgo Panigale,” mentioned Ducati Corse Common Supervisor Gigi Dall’Igna.
“That is our mission, and we’ll give all the pieces to realize the aim. It’s a robust problem, we’re conscious of the extent of our rivals, however we all know what to do, now we have already demonstrated it previously.
“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 have been aggressive in virtually each race with the Panigale V4 R.”
For Alvaro Bautista, his place in 2025 is precisely the identical as Ducati’s, as he seems to be to reclaim the title he final received in 2023.
“I’m very motivated for this season which will probably be my fifth with the Aruba.it Racing Ducati staff, the fourth in a row,” the Spaniard mentioned.
“Final yr was harder than anticipated, however we nonetheless bought optimistic outcomes, ending third on the earth 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 immediately and have enjoyable.”
On the opposite, Nicolo Bulega comes into his second yr in WorldSBK with a brand new stress as a rider who will enter the season with expectations of contending for and successful the title.
“I can say that I’m very assured about what we did final season,” he mentioned.
“2024 has been very optimistic, and a very good feeling has been created throughout the staff.
“We begin instantly in Australia, the place final yr I scored my first win on debut, so expectations are undoubtedly excessive. The primary aim is to come back house from Phillip Island with even higher recollections.”
