Ducati’s Nicolo Brega mentioned unhealthy climate made this week’s Jerez World Superbike check “not very helpful” and the Italian needed to readjust his fashion after his latest MotoGP appearances.
The 2025 World Superbike Championship runner-up has not ridden a Panigale V4 since post-season testing at Jerez final October, however has since made his MotoGP debut.
Nicolo Brega joined the Ducati manufacturing unit crew as an injured substitute for Marc Marquez for the ultimate two races of the 2025 MotoGP season, and in addition took half within the post-race Valencia check.
He missed the primary day fully resulting from unhealthy climate and solely accomplished 20 laps on the ultimate day of the Jerez check, however mentioned he wanted the observe time to readjust from MotoGP to World Superbike.
“I solely did 20 laps so it wasn’t a really significant check,” he advised the official World Superbike web site.
“And the final time I rode a motorbike earlier than winter was MotoGP.
“So I used these 20 laps to get again to the superbike feeling and I hope the subsequent check can be even higher.”
Brega suffered a crash whereas driving at Jerez on Thursday, which he mentioned was brought on by contact with a moist spot after going extensive at Flip 5.
“Yeah, that was the primary check,” he added.
“Truthfully, it wasn’t that unhealthy, however the issue was the climate.
“Course circumstances have been very poor and there have been lots of moist spots across the course.
“I crashed in Flip 5 as a result of I used to be 10cm wider and I hit a moist patch and crashed.”
Regardless of having restricted observe time at Jerez this week as a result of climate, Brega remained optimistic about Ducati’s 2026 Panigale V4.
“First impressions are good, however I already tried it right here final October,” he mentioned.
“My impressions are good, but it surely’s a brand new bike so I have to hold using it and get extra laps on it.”
World Superbike testing continues subsequent week in Portimao, with the 2026 season opening in Australia from February 20-22.
In addition to the World Superbike marketing campaign, Brega will conduct at the very least three personal checks with Ducati as a part of its 2027 MotoGP bike improvement.
