In October, Álvaro Bautista secured the Superbike World Championship for the second consecutive year. A title that remains very vivid in his memory.
The Aruba.it Ducati rider spoke about the achievement told to the championship’s official website: ‘It felt really good to have been the world champion in 2023 because winning a title is very difficult, and defending it is even more difficult’.
Bautista also talked about choosing the number #1, stating that it didn’t bring any extra pressure: ‘At the beginning of the season, I chose to use the number #1 because I felt strong enough to defend the title with that number. It’s always nice to defend the title with the #1 on the bike, and for me, it’s a pleasure to be part of history. I won my titles in Australia in 125cc in 2006 and last year in Indonesia’.