If there is one thing that Davide Giugliano is looking forward to when he commences his 2017 MCE British Superbike season with Tyco BMW, it is not having to deal with endless complicated electronics which he believes have made the Ducati Panigale he championed in World Superbikes a difficult thing to race.

The 27-year-old Italian has a spark in his smile when he considers the season ahead, and the testing that comes before. There isn’t a hint of apprehension about switching from the global stage to BSB and Giugliano is looking forward to riding at Cadwell Park and Knockhill which, with all the best will in the world, are a far cry from Phillip Island and Jerez.

Giugliano’s decision comes after being ditched by Ducati in favour of veteran Marco Melandri and after weighing up slots with the new Pucceti Kawasaki team, among others, in WorldSBK, the Roman will join Philip Neill’s Moneymore-based squad. Some translation may be required…

“Is very fun for me. I take this decision for lots of reasons. The first is it is a big step for one rider to be in BSB, the second point is this is a big team and this is very important, and I am very happy for ride in England,” Giugliano told BSN at Motorcycle Live.

“I like more the short track and this is another point for me. Sure, is difficult and in the first practices, I have to check the track. Is more important to have a good relationship with my crew for speak a little, a work a lot, then go fast. But in this moment, I don’t have an idea, but I see the race and it will be fun. For me, this is important.”

The deal came about after Giugliano went through talks with BMW Motorrad and then Neill, while reigning champion Jonathan Rea may have had a small part in the decision-making process.

“I speak with everyone. I speak with Bertie Hauser from BMW, speak with Philip, I take the information from all person and after I start. I want to come in this championship and is important to do at this point. For me it is important to have one big team and manufacturer around me.”

Electronics, it would seem, have been a stumbling block for Giugliano in his time with the works Ducati team and he is looling forward to decisions being made by his hands and feet instead of a man in specs with a laptop, sitting in a dark corner of a garage, grumbling, as they do.

“I think is a big step for me. In this moment in World Superbike, is very difficult to work with the electronics. If you do not have a good solution for engine braking, traction control, everything, then your position is ten not four. I want to ride the bike, not the bike ride me.

“I think this is an important point. This year, my difficulty is so much electronics and it is difficult as the Ducati is a fast bike but is difficult to ride. I think is better no electronics.”