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.
With the 2024 WorldSBK line-up still far from being complete, here are some of the most expected rider moves, along with a surprise or two that could take shape before the next round in France.
Jonathan Rea claimed his first WorldSBK win of the season after conquering flag-to-flag conditions at Most, before finishing third after a brilliant tussle with Danilo Petrucci in Race 2.
Jonathan Rea says the 500 rev limits that Ducati have lost are ‘peanuts’ in comparison to the penalty he and Kawasaki were hit with during the 2017/18 WorldSBK season.
Toprak Razgatlioglu says his time at Kawasaki was difficult because he struggled to replicate the things Jonathan Rea could do, while thoughts of his WorldSBK career ending began to surface.