Less than a week after the opening WorldSBK test of 2023 at Jerez, the action ramps up again with another two-day test at Portimao, beginning on Tuesday.
Jonathan Rea says ‘I’m not really thinking about' Toprak Razgatlioglu or Alvaro Bautista, but rather what can be done to improve his Kawasaki ZX-10RR, whilst also calling the incoming WorldSBK rookies ‘proper guys’.
Danilo Petrucci might have been ‘very nervous’ ahead of his WorldSBK debut, however, it did not show as the Italian finished fourth on the opening day of action in Jerez.
WorldSBK rookie Remy Gardner has taken another dig at KTM after stating he had to ride their MotoGP bike ‘like a f***king animal every lap and every single corner’.
With the first WorldSBK test of 2022 fully underway at Jerez, several rookies and a big name returnee have been aboard their machines for the first time this year.
After just one test on a Yamaha WorldSBK machine, Remy Gardner has already pointed to areas which allow him to ride more naturally compared to a MotoGP bike.
The 2023 WorldSBK campaign will feature multiple world champions, a MotoGP race winner and a reigning British Superbike champion, but what should we expect from a very high-profile rookie line-up?
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.
Remy Gardner believes KTM ‘did me a favour’ by leaving him out of its MotoGP plans, while Ducati expressed WorldSBK interest before electing to sign with Yamaha for the 2023 season.
Yamaha holds the only factory MotoGP seat that could become available following the 2023 season, and should Franco Morbidelli not be retained, two contenders in Jorge Martin and Toprak Razgatlioglu are leading the way when it comes to potentially replacing him - but which rider should Yamaha choose?
After watching him put together one of the best Moto2 seasons ever before struggling at Tech 3 KTM in his rookie MotoGP campaign, Aprilia CEO, Massimo Rivola, has finally got his hands on ‘super talent’ Raul Fernandez.
While Kawasaki and Ducati made big moves with the signings of Tom Sykes and Danilo Petrucci for the 2023 WorldSBK season, there’s an argument to be made that Yamaha have the strongest line-up across all its teams.
The first of five pre-season tests ahead of the 2023 WorldSBK season will see Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes on-track for Kawasaki, while the factory BMW team will also be in action.
Jack Miller believes Remy Gardner has what it takes to switch MotoGP for WorldSBK and become a challenger to the likes of Alvaro Bautista, Toprak Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea, all of whom have dominated the series in 2022.
Is Fabio Quartararo feeling the pressure in his MotoGP title defence or was Thailand a simple blip? Jack Miller has fuelled the fire ahead of the Australian MotoGP.
After two consecutive years of having the Australian MotoGP cancelled, Jack Miller will finally get his chance to wear the factory Ducati colours in front of his home crowd.
Formerly a WorldSBK rider with the Red Bull Honda team, two-time MotoAmerica champion Jake Gagne will make his return at Portimao, which Wayne Rainey believes is a chance to ‘make a real statement’.