After sustaining two broken ribs in the Superpole race of last weekend’s Barcelona round, Chaz Davies has decided to hang up his glove ahead of this weekend’s Jerez round.
The 34-year-old Go Eleven Ducati satellite team will bow out as one of WorldSBK most successful riders, having scored 32 race wins and three runner-ups in 2015, 2017 and 2018 since his debut nine years ago.
The 2021 season has not been easy for Davies, as he suffered a shoulder injury during the third round of the season in Misano.
Despite making a full recovery and returning to racing at Magny-Cours, he was ousted the following round in Barcelona. He was involved in a collision with Puccetti Kawasaki, Lucas Mahias during the early stage Superpole, where Davies was then confirmed to suffered two broken ribs.
Nevertheless, the British rider will remain the seventh most successful rider in WorldSBK history in race wins; 28 of them came on board the Ducati machinery.
Scott Redding dan Chaz Davies akan memulakan kempen Kejuaraan Superbike Dunia (SBK) 2020 bulan ini di Litar Phillip Island.
Kedua-dua pelumba itu didedahkan secara rasmi ketika pelancaran pasukan Aruba.IT Ducati di Imola.
Redding dan Davies akan beraksi di SBK 2020 menggunakan jentera Ducati Panigale V4 R 2020 yang dikhabarkan mampu menenggelamkan dominasi Kawasaki dan tonggak mereka, Jonathan Rea.
“Bulan lalu kami tidak henti-henti membangunkan Panigale V4 R ini kerana selepas prestasi musim lalu, kejuaraan musim ini dijangka lebih sengit. Sasaran kami musim ini adalah menjadi juara.
“Saya yakin kami mempunyai resepi terbaik – menerusi Redding dan Davies – untuk melakukannya,” jelas Pengarah Urusan Ducati Corse, Luigi Dall’lgna.
Redding merupakan taruhan baharu Ducati selepas muncul juara Kejuaraan Superbike British (BSB) tahun lalu, menggantikan Alvaro Bautista.
“Saya sangat teruja dengan pengembaraan terbaru ini. Penting untuk kami melakar keputusan baik di peringkat pertama perlumbaan. Misi kami adalah untuk merekodkan kemenangan seawal mungkin.
“Saya sangat berpuas hati dengan pencapaian kami ketika sesi ujian,” jelas Redding.
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