Aspar Ducati rider Alvaro Bautista fears his strong form in the Sepang MotoGP pre-season test won't last, as the factory teams hone their 2017 machines. Bautista switched from Aprilia to the privateer Aspar squad over the winter, and goes into the new campaign with a Ducati GP16 - which took two wins with the Italian marque's works riders last year. The Spaniard was immediately on the pace at Sepang, as he ended up seventh in the combined classification, only 0.260s behind pacesetter Maverick Vinales as the best non-factory rider. Having previously described the GP16 as the best bike he has ridden in his MotoGP career, Bautista admitted the Aspar team still has work to do to make the most...
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