        The Aruba Racing Ducati team is in good shape as it prepares for the SBK triple-header. Michael Ruben Rinaldi has been confirmed by the factory team, while Scott Redding will be leaving the ranks but wants to give it his all until the end, which means that the Brit still believes he&rsquo;s in with a shot at the title. And he&rsquo;s right, because Razgatlioglu and Rea might have a decent lead but they can still be caught. However, number 45 admits that he first has to get over the Montmel&oacute; &lsquo;hurdle&rsquo;: "If I have to be honest, Barcelona is not at the top of the list of my favorite circuits&rdquo;. He also thinks one factor will be key: &ldquo;I think the weather conditions could be a factor, especially if the temperature is extremely high, as we will have to deal with some long corners where we could struggle a bit. The goal, however, is to finish on the podium in any race. It won't be easy but I'll give it my best shot". Rino is strong at the Catalunya Circuit  While Scott doesn&rsquo;t particularly enjoy Montmel&oacute;, Michael Ruben quite likes it: "I can't wait to get on the bike on Friday morning on a track where I have been at ease in the past. I'm very determined: there's&nbsp;a strong will to be competitive again and&nbsp;to find&nbsp;the best feeling. I will do my best to fight for the podium in every race and to give satisfaction to the team". Translated by Heather Watson WorldSBK, Razgatlioglu: &ldquo;Barcelona tough in 2020, but now I'm strong everywhere&rdquo;       

Scott ahead of Montmel&oacute;: "Temperatures might be high, so we&rsquo;ll suffer through the long turns. But I want to give it my all&rdquo;. Rinaldi: "I&rsquo;ve always been at ease at the track"

WorldSBK, Redding: “Barcelona’s not one of my favourites, but I want the podium”

        Perhaps we were too hasty in reference to Scott Redding and this weekend&rsquo;s Donington SBK round. We wrote that this could be the Brit&rsquo;s last real chance to remain in the mix for the title. Or perhaps not, in that he himself realises just how important it is to recover points in the UK. And there are two factors that could work in the Aruba Ducati rider&rsquo;s favour, namely his win in the 125 GP in 2008 - at just 15 years of age - and his double win in BSB in 2019, which paved the way to the title come the end of the year. And so it is that, boosted by these memories, number 45 prepares for the event: "We're going back to racing in England after a year's absence and for me, it's a very pleasant feeling, also because of the great memories I have of the 2019 season in which I won the BSB title. We come from a not easy weekend like the one in Misano and in Donington my goal is to come back to win. It will be my home GP and I'm very happy that I will find so many fans to support me." Rino and Scott, reversed situations  While Redding wobbled, Michael Ruben Rinaldi literally flew at the Marco Simoncelli track, scoring a double win plus another podium and taking a big step up in terms of quality. The number 21 rider now finds himself in the opposite situation, rather like Scott at Misano. A guest who wants to upset the home rider&rsquo;s plans, there is one factor that shouldn&rsquo;t be underestimated: "Donington is a circuit where I have not been particularly comfortable in the past. But now the situation is very different&rdquo;. So what will Rino do to be effective in the UK: "We will work hard both on Thursday and in Friday&rsquo;s free practice to get to Race-1 in the best conditions. Certainly, we will need to find the speed to be competitive. Of course, it's not like racing in Misano but I'm confident that we can have a positive weekend". Translated by Heather Watson WorldSBK, Donington "last chance&rdquo; for Scott Redding?       

Scott has good memories of the English track: "It&rsquo;s my home round and I&rsquo;ll have fans supporting me". Michael Ruben Rinaldi: "It wont be like Misano, I&rsquo;ve not gone well in the past, but we hope for a positive weekend"

WorldSBK, Redding: “I’m out to win at Donington”

&ldquo;It&rsquo;s only Friday and it&rsquo;s only practice&rdquo;, comments Michael Ruben Rinaldi after topping the timesheets in FP2 and finishing first in the combined standings. The Ducati rider is pleased with his work today, during a round that could represent a turning point for him.  &quot;I&rsquo;m pleased, the season started badly. The problem is we were too confident going into round one and when things go badly, I run a horrible race&rdquo;, explains the rider. &ldquo;I headed into Estoril with a different strategy, working step by step and I came out pretty fast. Here I&rsquo;m adopting the same strategy, focusing on my work alone.&rdquo;  The Italian adds: &ldquo;This morning I was second but not happy because I couldn&rsquo;t ride as I wanted and was having to force it too much. If we don&rsquo;t change something, the race will be difficult because after six laps I was already struggling. The team did a great job coming up with a different option and I was very quick on used tyres. I set my fastest time on used tyres and it was an impressive lap, then I tested my race pace and was quite quick there too&rdquo;.  &ldquo;Scott, Toprak, Johnny and Lowes will be quick tomorrow&rdquo;   Rinaldi gives his predictions ahead of Superpole and race 1. &ldquo;If we look at the practice results, I&rsquo;m one of the fastest and can contend the win but they&rsquo;ll be many other fast guys tomorrow. Scott missed a session today but he&rsquo;ll be there, and the same goes for Toprak, Johnny and Lowes. We need to work because practice is one thing, but the races are a very different story&rdquo;.  &ldquo;Tests help you understand certain things&rdquo;   The Ducati rider talks about having Ducati Corse General Manager Gigi Dall&rsquo;Igna in the garage. &ldquo;Gigi doesn&rsquo;t come to our races often but he works hard back at the factory. He listens a lot, the move that changed things for me today was something he decided with my crew chief but he didn&rsquo;t say &lsquo;you need to do this&rsquo;, even if he&rsquo;s smart and has so much experience. I&rsquo;d like him here again tomorrow.&rdquo;  Talking about the work he&rsquo;s done during testing: &ldquo;We did a different kind of work, looking for a good set-up but that solution didn&rsquo;t work today. We also tried this at Aragon but once we got to the race the set-up wasn&rsquo;t the same as what we&#39;d used during testing. Today we arrived with a similar set-up to Aragon but conditions are different. Testing definitely helps you understand certain things.&rdquo;  &ldquo;If I&rsquo;m not in the mix for the title at the end of the year, I&rsquo;ll help Scott&rdquo;   Lastly, Rinaldi touches on the possibility of helping team-mate Redding. &ldquo;This is only round 3 and the championship is long. If I&rsquo;m not fighting for the title at the end of the year, I&rsquo;ll respect team orders. It&rsquo;s too soon to say whether I&rsquo;m out of the running, I&rsquo;m focusing on my own path&rdquo;.  Translated by Heather Watson  WorldSBK, Benvenuti at Misano: Imola prepares its 2022 return 

&ldquo;The season started badly&rdquo; says the Ducati rider after finishing FP2 in first place

WorldSBK Misano, Rinaldi: &ldquo;I used the same strategy as Estoril&rdquo;

Kawasaki and Johnny Rea are ready for the Portuguese SBK round, it&rsquo;s true, but so is Aruba Ducati. Particularly Scott Redding. The number 45 rider was the Northern Irishman&rsquo;s only real rival at Arag&oacute;n. The Motorland race 2 winner is feeling confident and can&rsquo;t wait to get out on track.  Also because he wants to make up for the difficult moments of 2020. As he himself says: &quot;I liked the Estoril Circuit a lot last season even though the results don&#39;t seem to confirm this feeling. The crash in Superpole and a technical issue in Race 1, however, were two determining factors. During the Superpole Race and Race 2 the feeling was really very positive. The race pace has always been very good and I hope that already from Friday we can make progress&quot;.  Michael Ruben Rinaldi struggled in Spain, but could do well this weekend, at the track where he made his Aruba Factory debut last autumn: &quot;We&#39;ve had an uphill start to the championship. We can use this very close round to turn the page immediately, and I will work hard with my team to make it happen. I am very motivated and I want to make up for the negative results obtained in Aragon. We will start from scratch, giving it our all right from Friday&#39;s free practice&quot;.  Translated by Heather Watson  WorldSBK, Most prepares to welcome the public 

Scott: &quot;Last year I crashed in Superpole and had a technical problem in race 1, but the sensations were positive&rdquo;. Rinaldi: &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll use this round to turn the page&quot;

WorldSBK, Redding: &ldquo;Estoril? The 2020 results don&rsquo;t confirm the feeling&rdquo;

Although the season may have already began a few weeks ago for the Ducati Aruba team, we all know the year only really gets going after the traditional presentation, which, for the Borgo Panigale squad, took place today. The unveiling took place virtually due to the ongoing pandemic.  First to take to the stage was Stefano Cecconi, Team Principal. &ldquo;Since 2015, we have officially represented Ducati in the Superbike World Championship, and our results have grown steadily to the second and third place obtained last season. Our goal is to take that final step forward to reach the target we have set ourselves&rdquo;.  Cecconi also welcomes back Michael Rinaldi, the main new addition to this year&rsquo;s Ducati team. &ldquo;Rinaldi has had a long journey, including winning the Superstock 1000 title. It is a great satisfaction for us to see him in the factory team, and in light of his extremely convincing season with a private team in 2020, we hope he can do even better this year&rdquo;.&nbsp;&nbsp;  In the words of the riders   Italian rider Michael Rinaldi is aware that he now has the greatest opportunity of his career so far: &ldquo;2020 will always be a beautiful memory. However, the goals are higher now, and I will work hard to achieve great results. Returning to the team is like coming home to my family, it&rsquo;s a honour and means that the path we have taken has been positive. I&#39;ll do everything I can to make sure the fans have fun during the 2021 season&rdquo;.&nbsp;  Then how can we forget Scott Redding who, having impressed us all during his debut season, now has clear goals ahead of the new season: &ldquo;The great support I received from Ducati was very important last year, and means I&rsquo;ll give my best to make that step that we missed in 2020. Last season I had the opportunity to gain a lot of experience with the bike and the championship. This will allow me to start on an equal footing with my competitors in 2021. I think my strength lies in my mentality, and I&rsquo;ll be chasing the title all the way.&rdquo;  High-level encouragement   Ducati Corse management was also on hand to offer their encouragement, starting with CEO Claudio Domenicali. &ldquo;The Panigale V4 R is absolutely one of the closest road bikes to a real racing bike. There is a strong union with Aruba.it, our long-standing partner, and a very important technological collaboration. As for our riders, they are true ambassadors of our brand and we look forward to the start of the 2021 season with optimism.&quot;  A sentiment echoed by Gigi Dall&rsquo;Igna, the man behind all the Ducatis that take to the world&rsquo;s racetracks. &ldquo;The 2020 season has been exciting, and to see both of our riders fighting for top positions is a source of great satisfaction and pride for all of Ducati Corse. This year, with Scott and Michael, I&#39;m sure we&#39;ll be very competitive and that we&#39;ll be able to take another step forward and further improve our bikes&#39; performance&rdquo;.  Translated by Heather Watson  SBK, Go Eleven throws down the gauntlet: &ldquo;This blue bike needs to beat the red Ducatis&rdquo; 

Rinaldi and Redding unveil the new Panigale livery. Michael: &quot;I&rsquo;m returning to the family, my goals are higher now&rdquo;. Scott: &ldquo;My mentality is my strength, I&rsquo;m on a level playing field with my rivals now&quot;

5 risultati per 'EN michael rinaldi'

WorldSBK, Redding: “Barcelona’s not one of my favourites, but I want the podium”

WorldSBK, Redding: “I’m out to win at Donington”

WorldSBK Misano, Rinaldi: “I used the same strategy as Estoril”

WorldSBK, Redding: “Estoril? The 2020 results don’t confirm the feeling”

WorldSBK, Ducati Aruba presentation: a two-pronged title attempt