Hector Barbera will once again return to the factory Ducati squad this weekend in Phillip Island as the Avintia Ducati rider continues to replace the injured Andrea Iannone on the GP16 machine. Thrown in at the deep end this weekend on the red machine, the Spaniard acquitted himself well up until a crash left him out of contention – but is relishing the chance to redeem himself this weekend in Australia. “For me it was a fantastic opportunity to ride the 2016 Desmosedici GP and race for a factory squad like the Ducati Team and so I want to thank both Ducati and Avintia Racing for giving me this opportunity. For me it was all new: in fact, I didn’t know either the bike or the guys in...
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