Michael Rinaldi says the pressure of riding for the factory Ducati WorldSBK team was very high but after losing his seat to Nicolo Bulega, he now feels as though ‘I have nothing to lose and can enjoy’ the last few rounds.
Garrett Gerloff says Toprak Razgatlioglu’s current style aboard the Yamaha might now work as well with the M 1000 RR, although he expects the 2021 WorldSBK champion to get the most out of his machine.
Toprak Razgatlioglu says one of his dreams as a WorldSBK rider was to be fighting against Jonathan Rea, something that took place throughout Race 2 at Magny-Cours.
Six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea says he lost the front-end of his Kawasaki after trying to avoid other riders on the opening lap of Race 1 at Magny-Cours.
Expected to have the same line-up for a fifth consecutive WorldSBK season, Kawasaki will now have to dust themselves down and find a new direction after losing six-time world champion Jonathan Rea to Yamaha.