Vierge to ride Ducati Panigale V4-S at Aragon

Spaniard Xavi Vierge will get his first experience of a Ducati Panigale V4 at MotorLand Aragon, riding the road-going V4-S version. He is set to take over from Alvaro Bautista, and the session is being organised by sponsor Spark as a track day involving Vierge and Montella.

Vierge will not race the Panigale until the Valencia tests in December, when he is due to appear on the factory-spec bike with the number 97. The Aragon outing is intended to give him a first feel for the machine before that.