After a sensational hat-trick of wins at Donington Park, Toprak Razgatlioglu looks to be in formidable form once again after dominating the opening day of WorldSBK practice at Most.
Defending 24 Hours of Spa winners Iron Lynx Ferrari landed the top spot at the end of a twice-interrupted pre-qualifying session at Spa-Francorchamps, while Valentino Rossi’s VR46 WRT squad could only manage 59th of the 66 entrants.
Following Toprak Razgatlioglu’s maiden WorldSBK treble last time out at Donington Park, the top three title contenders are now separated by just 43 points heading into round six at Most.
‘I will tell them the truth whether they want to hear it or not’ - In a bid to bring BMW closer to the front in WorldSBK, Scott Redding will remain honest and open to the team regarding new parts and whether they improve the M 1000 RR or not, even if that means going against his own suggestions.
Despite an injury-hit second season with the German marque, BMW have confirmed Michael Van Der Mark will remain with the factory team for the 2023 WorldSBK campaign.
With huge improvements made in just five WorldSBK rounds, highlighted by a first podium finish for BMW at Donington Park, Scott Redding says ‘we can’t let off the gas, we are coming closer’.
‘I don’t think he had a choice’ - Former WorldSBK champion James Toseland believes Scott Redding’s move to BMW last season, which has so far proved unsuccessful was as a result of Ducati wanting to move on, not the other way around.
Following another WorldSBK round where poor starts affected his race results dramatically, Scott Redding has called on BMW to bring clutch upgrades, and fast; ‘I think I deserve it’.
Peter Hickman capped off a career-defining 2022 Isle of Man TT event with another faultless performance for victory in the Senior TT, his fourth win of the week on the Mountain Course
Peter Hickman has collected his second victory of race week at the 2022 Isle of Man TT after sprinting clear of the field in the shortened three-lap Superstock race.
Peter Hickman and Michael Dunlop head into race week for the 2022 Isle of Man TT as the riders to beat across the four solo classes as six days of qualifying practice concluded on Friday evening.
Peter Hickman emphasised his status as the rider to beat ahead of the 2022 Isle of Man TT as he surged to the top of the Superbike, Superstock and Supertwins timesheets, headlined by a new overall best speed of 133.22mph.
Peter Hickman returned to the head of the leaderboard on day four of qualifying practice at the 2022 Isle of Man TT, a session otherwise marred by confirmation that competitor Mark Purslow was killed in an accident at Ballagarey.
After starting two of the three Estoril WorldSBK races from fourth, Scott Redding was unable to hold onto a top five as front tyre struggles came back to haunt the BMW rider.