A year on after their epic last lap showdown in Most, reigning WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu and Scott Redding came to blows once again at the Czech circuit.
After receiving heavy criticism from Michael Ruben Rinaldi after race one, Andrea Locatelli has now felt the wrath of Scott Redding, who called the Italian ‘a pain in my arse’ due to his ‘unsettling’ riding during the Most WorldSBK round.
In a repeat of their intense Most race one battle last season, Scott Redding was again angered by reigning WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu after an aggressive overtake pushed the BMW rider off-track on the final lap.
After a brilliant showing at Donington Park, Scott Redding and BMW appear to be even closer to the front in Most, leaving us to ponder whether the 2020 WorldSBK runner-up could claim a first win of the season.
After a sensational hat-trick of wins at Donington Park, Toprak Razgatlioglu looks to be in formidable form once again after dominating the opening day of WorldSBK practice at Most.
Following Toprak Razgatlioglu’s maiden WorldSBK treble last time out at Donington Park, the top three title contenders are now separated by just 43 points heading into round six at Most.
‘I will tell them the truth whether they want to hear it or not’ - In a bid to bring BMW closer to the front in WorldSBK, Scott Redding will remain honest and open to the team regarding new parts and whether they improve the M 1000 RR or not, even if that means going against his own suggestions.
Despite an injury-hit second season with the German marque, BMW have confirmed Michael Van Der Mark will remain with the factory team for the 2023 WorldSBK campaign.
Despite claiming his first podium of the 2022 WorldSBK season and producing another brilliant Superpole lap at Donington Park, Alex Lowes was left disappointed after race two due to losing ‘confidence in the front, I couldn’t stop the bike, I was sliding early on’.
With huge improvements made in just five WorldSBK rounds, highlighted by a first podium finish for BMW at Donington Park, Scott Redding says ‘we can’t let off the gas, we are coming closer’.
Jonathan Rea has been told to stick with Kawasaki by WorldSBK legend Carl Fogarty, who warned of his own experience of missing out on two titles by choosing to change teams.
Another unrelenting show of speed saw reigning WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu dominate race two at Donington Park, while Alvaro Bautista bounced back from his race one crash to claim his first podium of the weekend.
On a day where Kawasaki recorded their 500th podium in WorldSBK, Alex Lowes also secured his first podium of the year after a brilliant battle with Scott Redding.