WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista says he’s asked Ducati to change the ergonomics of the factory MotoGP bike he tested in Misano ahead of a potential second test later this year, despite there being ‘no plan’ to do so as of yet.
Kawasaki and Alex Lowes have come to an agreement on a contract extension that will see him line-up alongside six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea for a fifth consecutive season.
Leading the way in the battle for WorldSBK rookie of the year, Dominique Aegerter has successfully undergone arm pump surgery ahead of round five at Misano.
Kyle Ryde was back to winning ways after a tricky race two was a sticking point for the race three rostrum finishers who seemed stuck on what could have been leaving Donington Park.
Kyle Ryde got his Donington race weekend off to a perfect start after converting pole to a sprint race win on Saturday in the third round of the championship.
After making just one mistake throughout the entire 2022 WorldSBK season, new world champion Alvaro Bautista answered critics who thought mistakes would continue to happen like his first season with Ducati in 2019.
'Scared' by Jonathan Rea's pace on Friday, Toprak Razgatlioglu turned the tables in style to achieve his first ever sweep of all three World Superbike races in a single weekend, at Donington.
‘The big picture’s OK, but it’s frustrating not to win’ – that was Jonathan Rea’s verdict after converting his dominant Friday form into a trio of home podiums at Donington Park.
While Jonathan Rea admitted he didn’t have the pace to beat WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu in race one at Donington, his attempts of converting pole into victory took an immediate hit following an opening few laps he described as ‘a mess’.