Whilst forty-three points separate top spot from sixth, only eight points separate Bautista from Surra in fourteenth. So whilst Bulega is already laying down his mark, what’ s happening behind him is going to be really interesting. you regular updates as the season unfolds. And … if WorldSBK walks away from Phillip Island, is it too much to hope that World Endurance might land there instead? We can only hope.
WHERE NOW? WorldSBK heads back to Europe for Round Two, which visits the Portuguese track at Portimão, over the last weekend in March. The whole season consists of twelve rounds with the final hurrah at the famed Spanish circuit of Jerez in mid-October. Based on what we saw at Phillip Island, what predictions can we draw? Not many, apart from the clear fact that Bulega is going to be hard to beat and Barni Spark, Bimota and GoEleven seem to be very race-ready. We will bring
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