article_snippet: From that point on it was a downward spiral because I was riding injured for a long time but up until Texas I was riding good and was really confident.
article_snippet: We came back towards the end of the season and We started to ride very strongly, but I enjoyed my time at Ducati and Ducati look to be doing a great job this year.
article_snippet: ‘Last year was a little tougher for me to get used to the Ducati, but I was still quite confident even then.
article_snippet: I‘ve been happy enough with my testing times, but I haven’t taken advantage enough of the new tyre which I thought I would take.
article_snippet: the bike’s been encouraging, the long run I did in Malaysia was ok, and of course I didn’t do the long run in Qatar because of the rain.