Nicolò Bulega could hardly have asked for a better debut in the World Superbike Championship. The reigning Supersport world champion debuted in the premier class with pole position and victory in the first race at Phillip Island this Saturday.
Speaking to the championship’s website, the Aruba.it Ducati rider didn’t hide the immense happiness these results brought him: ‘Maybe it’s the best day of my life! It’s difficult to already believe it but it is something incredible; I was dreaming about this for many months but now it’s reality. I took pole position, I won my first race and got the lap record. It’s something special that I’ll never forget’.
Regarding the emotions he felt, Bulega stated: ‘I started to cry a little bit and then, there were good emotions as I saw all my guys on the finish line and all my guys with a big, incredible smile. It was so nice for me. It’s incredible because this team is like my second family and they always believed in me. When I came here from Moto2, I was in a bad moment but they kept believing. This is my third year with them and we started in a very good way. I’ll try to continue giving them a lot of smiles’.