All WorldSBK champions with Ducati, Davide Tardozzi has called one rider from a list that includes Carl Fogarty, Troy Bayliss, Troy Corser and James Toseland a ‘stratospgeric talent’, but who is he referring to?
Troy Corser believes Remy Gardner can be a big success in WorldSBK after learning ‘a lot in MotoGP’, however, the former world champion believes Superbikes are ‘probably’ harder to ride than MotoGP machines.
After racing against the legend that is Valentino Rossi - on circuits he had no prior experience on - former two-time WorldSBK champion James Toseland details the challenges he and any current WorldSBK rider could face if they switched to MotoGP.
Following Toprak Razgatlioglu’s recent Yamaha MotoGP test and potential switch to Grand Prix racing in 2024, former two-time WorldSBK champion and MotoGP rider James Toseland spoke to Crash.net about the differences between both classes and why MotoGP requires a higher ‘skill level’.
‘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.
Pata Yamaha Team Principal, Paul Denning, compares the 2021 WorldSBK season finale battle involving Toprak Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea to that of Imola 2002 between legends Troy Bayliss and Colin Edwards.
WorldSBK will crown its 2021 world champion this weekend either in the form of Toprak Razgatlioglu or six-time series winner Jonathan Rea. But how does their epic 2021 battle compare to previous title deciders?