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Ducati's Bulega Cuts Vacation Short, Nears 10 Test Days on the 850

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Ducati's Nicolò Bulega is interrupting his holiday to keep testing the Ducati 850, the development bike built for the sport's new 2027 technical regulations. He rides at Mugello on August 5-6 and Misano on August 25-26, taking his total to roughly ten test days on the bike. He has become central to the program while Michele Pirro stays sidelined until mid-September.

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Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

I get riding into a holiday with the throttle feel still stuck in your fingers. Two days at Mugello, two at Misano, ten test days total on a bike built for 2027 — that's how serious Ducati is about the 850. A young rider filling the gap Pirro left, having watched this from the paddock, that's the kind of thing that gets me fired up.