On Friday afternoon, Nicolo Bulega said he needed to 'find something more' ahead of the opening race of the weekend.

Nicolo Bulega was on top of the timesheets on Friday afternoon in Free Practice Two and on Saturday morning in Free Practice Three.

However, the factory Ducati rider still believes he needs to find more from his Panigale V4 R before the opening race of the weekend.

“We made a little step from FP1 to FP2; my feeling improved a little bit, but still not enough,” Nicolo Bulega told WorldSBK.com after FP2 in Misano.

“I think for the race we have to find something more in some parts that I’m not 100 per cent riding like I want.

“We are in a good moment but I’m still not riding 100 per cent.”

There was a World Superbike test a couple of weeks ago, which Bulega topped, but he stated that the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli has changed due to the higher temperatures this weekend.

“We made the test here, but honestly the track condition is a bit different now because it’s much more hot and less grip,” he said.

“So, we have to adapt a little bit our bike, it’s not the same as the test, but we are working well so I believe that tomorrow we can make another step.”

He concluded by highlighting Toprak Razgatlioglu as his main rival for this weekend, as the duo were in a league of their own on Friday.

“At the moment, it’s possible that me and Toprak [Razgatlioglu] fight for the race,” he said.

“But we can’t know until race time because maybe tomorrow I make a step, or maybe he makes a step, so we will see tomorrow.”