Billy Monger’s story of his harrowing accident and inspiring comeback is one well told over the past two years and will, by his own admission, always shape his life. But it isn’t the story he wants to tell now.
After wrestling the World Superbike championship lead off Alvaro Bautista at Donington Park, Jonathan Rea says he must now press home his momentum to open up the points gap at Laguna Seca before the summer break.
Loris Baz earned himself an earlier-than-anticipated ‘promotion’ to the status of top Yamaha rider at Donington Park after picking up a 4-5-6 brace of results in only the third round back in action for both himself and Ten Kate Racing.
Michael van der Mark says the mistake that left him at the back of the field for two of this weekend’s three WorldSBK races ultimately prevented him from managing better results at Donington Park, rather than his recently-injured wrist
Peter Hickman says he is hoping for more WorldSBK opportunities in the future after turning heads with his competitive performance on the back of a late call up to ride for the factory BMW team at Donington Park.
Tom Sykes’ rivals have expressed their sympathy towards his plight following his controversial elimination from the Superpole Race results when he crashed after the race was declared as over due to a red flag.
Marco Melandri has left Donington Park bemused by the disappearance of his pace with GRT Yamaha and believes “either the bike doesn’t like me or my riding style doesn’t suit the bike”.
Tom Sykes says ‘the rules need to be looked at’ after losing his second-place finish in the Superpole Race at Donington Park post-race due to a fall on the cool down lap.
Tom Sykes has given more context to the circumstances of his post-red flag crash in the Superpole Race, which cost him a podium result and denied him a shot at victory in race two.
In a season that has seen him display an excellent affinity with the Aruba.it Ducati Panigale V4 R, Alvaro Bautista says he was simply pleased to get to the end of the Donington Park weekend with a podium finish after being ‘physically destroyed’ riding it.
Toprak Razgatlioglu added two more podiums to his World Superbike Championship career tally with another strong performance on the satellite Puccetti Kawasaki at Donington Park.
Jonathan Rea says he is delighted to have maximised his chances at Donington Park by scoring his first WorldSBK treble on a weekend that saw title rival Alvaro Bautista struggle in comparison.
Donington Park WorldSBK - Race Results (2) Jonathan Rea leaves Round 8 of the 2019 World Superbike Championship with a 24-point lead after completing a terrific treble on home
Jules Cluzel secured his second World Supersport Championship win of the season with a battling performance against Federico Caricasulo and Lucas Mahias at Donington Park.