Ducati Xerox star
Troy Bayliss is tipping his former Camel Honda
MotoGP team-mate, Alex Barros, to "shock a few people" after making the switch to
World Superbikes for this season.
When asked about his 2006 rivals Bayliss - the Qatar pole sitter - told
Crash.net Radio: "Of course
Troy Corser will be very strong this year, because he's the reigning champion, so I expect him to probably be the most consistent guy out there - but also Alex Barros is
definitely going to shock a few people, that's for sure.
"I know that because I was Alex's team-mate, but everybody knows how strong Alex is. He was the most experienced guy in GP; he'd been there for 16 or 17 years - it's incredible - and we know how many Suzuka 8 Hours he's taken part in, so he obviously knows how to ride a Superbike.
"I've a lot of respect for the guy and we're going to see plenty if him," the 2001
WSBK championship concluded.
After only one shakedown test prior to this weekend, Barros - a seven times 500cc/MotoGP race winner - qualified tenth on the grid for tomorrow's two races in Qatar.
The full interview with Bayliss can be found on
Crash.net Radio...
