Ryan Vickers has performed down expectations on his upcoming rookie WorldSBK marketing campaign after making the transfer to Motocorsa Ducati.
Vickers, a a number of BSB race winner, will change five-times WorldSBK race winner Michael Ruben Rinaldi on the Motocorsa workforce subsequent 12 months, in what will likely be his first season on a Ducati, in addition to his first at World Championship degree.
“It’s all the time tough as a rookie and I believe I’d be foolish to place a place as a objective,” Vickers informed WorldSBK.com on the current EICMA bike present in Milan.
“There’s a whole lot of new circuits for me. A few of the rookies that have been on this 12 months already knew them. I’ve bought a whole lot of studying to do.
“My solely objective is to maintain progressing with the workforce and the bike and I’m positive, all year long, we’ll get some wonderful outcomes as we’ve proven we’ve arrived at a fairly excessive degree right away.”
Vickers’ first take a look at on the Motocorsa Ducati, on the Jerez circuit in October, left the British rider with a constructive impression of each the bike and the workforce.
“Jerez was take a look at for me,” he stated. “It’s a really new circuit for me, I hadn’t been there for 5 years and solely ever performed sooner or later at Jerez, so to be at degree right away was an incredible feeling for me.
“Once I subsequent go to a brand new circuit, I do know I can start the identical course of with studying the observe and bike.”
He continued: “My first ideas with the workforce and the bike have been wonderful. They welcomed me so properly and taught me the way in which to experience the Ducati, and likewise launched me properly to the electronics.
“I didn’t count on to reach on the degree we did right away, so actually completely satisfied.
“The 2 days have been incredible. The climate was wonderful. It was a good time for me to get used to the workforce and the way in which of working. Actually excited for the subsequent take a look at in January.”
The transfer to Motocorsa for the 2025 WorldSBK season was about timing, Vickers defined. Michael Ruben Rinaldi was leaving, and the Italian squad was on the lookout for a recent, younger rider to develop.
“Issues have gotten to occur and get into line and the chance happened as a result of I used to be in the best level of my profession to progress to WorldSBK,” he stated.
“They have been ending a partnership with Michael Ruben Rinaldi. They needed a younger rider that they may progress like they did with Axel Bassani.
“The workforce do job with this. I’m tremendous excited to be becoming a member of a workforce which have proven they’ll progress a younger rider and convey a younger rider by means of.”
