Leon Camier will team up with Japanese duo Takumi Takahashi and Takaaki Nakagami to form the rider line-up for the HRC-run Red Bull Honda with Japan Post, marking the return of the factory effort for the first time in a decade at the Suzuka 8 Hours.
Having joined Red Bull Honda as its lead rider after its torrid 2017, Leon Camier explains the state of play at the team and the development road ahead. Hello Leon, how are things and how’s the body?
Leon Camier accepts Red Bull Honda will attack the Brno round “a little behind the other teams” having missed the in-season test with both he and teammate Jake Gagne out injured last month.
Leon Camier has been buoyed by the progress Red Bull Honda has produced with its new electronics package but is eager for the team to deliver more power to catch its World Superbike rivals.
Leon Camier says he must take his injury comeback “session by session” at Donington Park as he tackles his World Superbike return from broken ribs for Red Bull Honda.
Leon Camier says it was with a heavy heart he has opted to sit out the remainder of the Imola round for Red Bull Honda after it became clear attempting a race distance “just wasn’t possible”.
Eugene Laverty and Leon Camier have both been passed fit to take part in the opening free practice at Imola and will be reviewed after the session before being allowed to contest the full race weekend.
Jake Gagne will be the sole Red Bull Honda rider at the Assen World Superbike round this weekend with Leon Camier out injured after his nasty accident in race one at Aragon.
Red Bull Honda has confirmed Leon Camier avoided any serious injuries after being struck by another bike having fallen during race one at Aragon but the British rider has been taken to hospital as a precaution.
Red Bull Honda team manager Kervin Bos has confirmed his squad will move from Cosworth to Magneti Marelli electronics for the remainder of the 2018 World Superbike championship starting this weekend in Aragon.
Lorenzo Savadori has topped the combined free practice timesheet at Phillip Island for Milwaukee Aprilia ahead of the 2018 World Superbike season opener held in challenging conditions.
Leon Camier says he’s gained a confidence boost from the progress made at the pre-season tests at Jerez and Portimao with his new Red Bull Honda package but accepts plenty of development gains are still required to catch the front-runners.
Jonathan Rea has topped the timesheet on both days of the Portimao test for Kawasaki but saw Red Bull Honda’s Leon Camier and Pata Yamaha’s Alex Lowes close the deficit.
Full testing results from the second day of pre-season testing at Portimao ahead of the 2018 World Superbike Championship. 1. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 1m 41.485s
Leon Camier has hailed the early 2018 developments his Red Bull Honda squad has made on the Fireblade with chassis and exhaust upgrades at Jerez and will switch focus to race runs at the Portimao test.
Full testing results from the second day of pre-season testing at Jerez ahead of the 2018 World Superbike Championship. 1. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 1m 38.889s 2. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 1m 39.470s
New Red Bull Honda rider Leon Camier has revealed the team will run an unchanged livery for the 2018 World Superbike championship as he gears up for pre-season testing.
The 2018 World Superbike championship entry list has now been formally confirmed. Kawasaki Racing Team Jonathan Rea Tom Sykes Aruba.it Ducati Marco Melandri Chaz Davies