Bassani and Bimota will take on their WorldSBK rivals in a two-day Jerez Test

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The bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team and Axel Bassani will be back on track this week in Jerez.

Axel Bassani will ride for his third different manufacturer in the last three years. The Italian rode for Ducati between 2021 and 2023 before switching to Kawasaki in 2024 and now Bimota for 2025.

The Italian struggled in his one year on the Kawasaki ZX-10RR as he finished outside the top ten in the standings. However, in his first two tests with the Bimota KB998 Bassani was at the top end of the timesheets.

This week's test on the 22nd and 23rd of January will see the majority of the World Superbike grid on track. The bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team will be able to judge where they stand compared to their rivals ahead of the 2025 season.

"Now we will start to work on the track again. I think we can start from the same point that we finished last year, in November, with a fast pace and some fast laps," stated Bassani.

"For sure we need to improve but this will be the first test of the new year so we have to restart well and try to understand what we have improved in the winter. I think almost all the WorldSBK riders will be at this test, so that will be good for us.

"In the previous tests, we were fast - first and second in the times - but some riders were not there. We will see everyone on the same track at the same moment soon. We will try to understand what point we are at and where we can improve."

Bassani will take over testing duties from the new Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Test Team, who will have been out on track on the 21st of January.

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