Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali has hit back at Alvaro Bautista following his move to Honda and says the Italian manufacturer offered him a seven-figure two-year deal which he turned down.
Alvaro Bautista says feeling “like an important person in this project” became a key reason behind switching to the new HRC factory World Superbike effort for 2020 after splitting with Aruba.it Racing Ducati.
Honda has confirmed Alvaro Bautista will join its official factory team for the 2020 World Superbike championship, having already been dropped from the factory Ducati squad after one season.
Following the announcement of the provisional 2020 MotoGP race calendar, the Czech Republic round at Brno and the Finnish round at the new KymiRing both remain unconfirmed leaving the door open for a replacement round with Portimao ready to step in.