Philipp Öttl considers electronics to be Ducati’s main strength

MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship 2023

Round one – Phillip Island

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Philipp Öttl: “For me, 11^order location yesterday (Saturday) was good, but perhaps a bit disappointing. If you compare it with the result of Superpole. But today in dry conditions – since the first day of testing we know we’ve had good pace in Australia – it’s all about proving it in the race. The speed in the Superpole race is really fast. The two races on Sunday were really good, I’m happy, even though we didn’t get past the top 10 in Race 2.

“I think I can be happy, to be honest in all three races I was at 100%, so I think I gave my best this weekend for us. Of course, maybe in the future we can do even better. But you also have to consider that the championship is really high class, so I think the top 5 or top 10 will change often.”

Q: And the performance of your bike and Ducati in general?

Philipp Öttl: “Right now, I feel pretty good, especially in the front of the bike, and I think a huge advantage of the bike is the electronics, the way the electrical devices work. death.

“It’s just my personal opinion, I’ve never ridden a Yamaha, BMW or any other bike brand with world championship electronics, so I can only speak from my gut. mine.

“I think Ducati’s big advantage is on races where the tire consumption is high and you don’t have a lot of traction, so I think especially Australia and Barcelona, ​​the two tracks you have little advantage with this type of bike.

“Of course there will be races where Ducati will always compete, because it is a good bike, especially this weekend, that bike has been very good. But I also have a good flow to the track, which is very helpful, a good rhythm and every time I go on the pitch, I am very fast.

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