The six World Superbike championship riders who sat out the opening race in Argentina over safety concerns have released a joint statement explaining the events which led up to their protest.
Leon Camier and Eugene Laverty have explained why they were part of the group of riders who opted out of the opening Argentina World Superbike race and how the Riders’ Safety Commission offered an alternative solution as ‘90% of riders did not want to race’.
Chaz Davies say the key development gains with his Aruba.it Racing Ducati means “the bike is now a lot different” and hopes to retain the strong setup and feeling which secured his breakthrough victory before the summer break at Laguna Seca.
Full Free Practice 2 results for the ninth round of the 2019 World Superbike championship at Laguna Seca, USA. Leon Camier remains out due to injury at Moriwaki Althea Honda. JD Beach is wildcarding at Laguna Seca with Attack Performance Estenson Yamaha
Chaz Davies remains cautiously optimistic heading to Misano with Aruba.it Racing Ducati having been confident of finding a setup breakthrough with his V4 R but warns “we’re not under any illusions that it’s going to be particularly easy”.
Marco Melandri has responded to Chaz Davies’ assertion that he was to blame for the accident that eliminated them both from the second World Superbike Championship race at Jerez, saying his rival didn’t leave him enough space.
Alvaro Bautista believes “the most important thing” from his debut day at Imola has been getting to grips with his first experience of wet weather riding the Aruba.it Racing Ducati V4 R.
Jonathan Rea says he’s content with a double podium at Assen having felt he maximised the potential with his factory Kawasaki ZX-10RR despite losing further ground to Alvaro Bautista in the World Superbike championship.
Alvaro Bautista says his aims won’t change heading into the Assen round as he hopes to maintain his 100% winning start to the World Superbike championship, while gearing up for a maximum rev limit hit enforced by organisers.
Chaz Davies has poured praise on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati squad on his return to the podium for the first time this season with third place in the Aragon opener.
Alvaro Bautista and Chaz Davies are undertaking a two-day private test at Aragon with the Ducati test squad ahead of the start of the European stretch of the World Superbike championship.
Alvaro Bautista feels he is “ready to tackle the first race” after dominating the timesheet during the Phillip Island test as a final preparation for the start of the 2019 World Superbike championship.
Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali has sent out a resounding message to Aruba.it Racing Ducati to “become the king of SBK” with the launch of the new V4 R ahead of the 2019 World Superbike championship.
Chaz Davies believes the development progress Ducati has made with its MotoGP bikes in recent seasons means direct benefits will be felt getting the new V4 R up to speed in the World Superbike championship.
Overnight back pain restrained Chaz Davies on the second day of the Jerez World Superbike test but confirmed the injury wasn’t connect to his day one off at the Spanish track.
The Moriwaki-Althea Honda team are not in testing action at Jerez while no times were recorded for the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team. 1. Alex Lowes GBR Pata Yamaha 1m 40.442s 77 laps