The ZX10 is better suited to a lot of the European tracks and there aren't as many long straights for the Ducati to pull away. If you took sector 1 away today Bautista would have struggled to stay with Rae, Bautista was making all his time on that one straight.
Fair question, he is struggling and we all know he is a much better rider than this. I can't imagine how frustrated he is right now. He has been completely overshadowed by a newcomer into the factory team and he isn't even #2 Ducati at the moment, with Laverty out qualifying him at both rounds so far.
Ducati should be paying Bautista a big bonus, without him it is still the KRT / Jonny Rea show.
Mark