WorldSBK race one in Mandalika has been postponed until Sunday due to extreme weather, meaning race one and two will take place tomorrow, while the Superpole race has been cancelled
Results from Superpole qualifying, the final round of the 2021 World Superbike Championship as Toprak Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea battle for the title in Mandalika, Indonesia.
Results from free practice three, the final round of the 2021 World Superbike Championship as Toprak Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea battle for the title in Mandalika, Indonesia.
Results from free practice two, the final round of the 2021 World Superbike Championship as Toprak Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea battle for the title in Mandalika, Indonesia.
MotoGP rider Iker Lecuona is hoping to fight for the 2022 WorldSBK championship despite next year being a rookie season for him, while soon-to-be team-mate Xavi Vierge calls it ‘a dream’ to be part of Team HRC.
A ‘small step forward’ during Sunday’s San Juan WorldSBK races was not enough for Alvaro Bautista to replicate recent podium finishes; ‘Today we tried to improve our feeling with respect to yesterday because I’ve been struggling all weekend here to be honest’.
Argentina was the scene of Alvaro Bautista's most recent World Superbike victory, for Ducati, back in 2019. He returns seeking to build on his recent podium form for Honda.
Team HRC Team Manager, Leon Camier, confirms an announcement on its 2022 World Superbike rider line-up is not far away; ‘Many riders have spoken with us so this is not just one rider for sure. We will make an announcement very soon’.
After clinching back-to-back World Superbike podiums in Catalunya and Jerez, Alvaro Bautista says a similar result at Portimao ‘would be fantastic’. Leon Haslam hopes to have ‘a good weekend at a circuit I’ve done well in the past’.
After claiming a first podium of the 2021 WorldSBK season last time in Barcelona, Alvaro Bautista aims to ‘have the same feeling’ at this weekend’s second consecutive home round in Jerez.
Alvaro Bautista ‘happy’ after achieving his best WorldSBK points haul of the season at Magny-Cours; ‘We worked really well. We made some small modifications to the bike especially on the setup and also on the electronics’.
Leon Haslam unable to continue the improved form of Donington Park at WorldSBK Assen, as ‘front of the bike and power delivery’ issues hinder the Brit’s potential.
Leon Haslam hopes to use ‘great memories’ at Assen in both WorldSBK and BSB to his advantage this weekend; ‘it’s always been one of my favourites, I think the Honda will go well there.”
Former Honda WorldSBK rider and now Team Manager, Leon Camier, says ‘we’re finding the direction’, but that time is needed in order to make its current Fireblade a winner.
Honda’s Alvaro Bautista off the pace at WorldSBK Donington after finishing tenth in race two; ‘honestly this isn’t what we are aiming for. We need to improve from here on’.
Leon Haslam secures Team HRC’ best WorldSBK result of 2021 to date with P4 in the Superpole race; ‘we were in the mix for the podium in both yesterday’s race 1 and the Superpole race, which was definitely a positive.”