BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team Principal, Shaun Muir, believes losing Tom Sykes is a ‘great loss’ to the German manufacturer, while the 2013 champion could be set for a move to Pedercini Kawasaki.
Ex-Grand Prix racers Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge are set for their Honda WorldSBK debuts, while BMW and Kawasaki are also scheduled to take part in a three-day test at Jerez.
A ‘completely empty’ Chaz Davies claims a best finish of ninth in San Juan WorldSBK race two; ‘At one point I thought I might catch Locatelli, but I was completely empty, I put everything into it. I really suffered physically’.
After missing Jerez and Portimao due to injury, Chaz Davies is back for this weekend’s penultimate WorldSBK round of 2021, a round that is also Davies’ penultimate event before retiring at the end of the season.
Following their World Superbike Portimao race two incident, Team HRC rider Alvaro Bautista has laid the blame squarely on Loris Baz; ‘he just ran over the kerb to pass me and hit me, causing me to crash. I think his move was clearly not correct as I had the correct line.
After securing back-to-back World Superbike podiums in race one and a wet Superpole race, Loris Baz misses out on a clean-sweep after clashing with Alvaro Bautista in race two.
Loris Baz impresses during World Superbike return for GoEleven Ducati by claiming sixth place in race one at Jerez. Could his stand-in ride be a rehearsal for a full-time ride in 2022?
Chaz Davies officially announces his retirement from WorldSBK at the end of this season; ‘this will be my last season in WorldSBK. It’s obviously a decision that has not come easily’.