With just four rounds of the 2022 season complete, reigning WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu is already 79 points behind championship leader Alvaro Bautista, with Jonathan Rea splitting between the two.
With time Scott Redding believes BMW has what it takes to challenge the very best in WorldSBK, ‘but unfortunately I don’t have any patience. I’m here to win’.
A six-time world champion, Jonathan Rea has achieved everything there is to achieve in WorldSBK, but what makes the Kawasaki rider so good every race weekend?
After missing his first scheduled WorldSBK wild-card in Assen, reigning BSB champion Tarran Mackenzie will now make his world championship debut at Donington Park next month.
Following another WorldSBK round where poor starts affected his race results dramatically, Scott Redding has called on BMW to bring clutch upgrades, and fast; ‘I think I deserve it’.
MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso claims Alvaro Bautista’s ‘speed’ is unrivalled in WorldSBK at the moment, but that Jonathan Rea has the ‘championship mentality’ needed to keep himself in the fight.
Six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea has become the latest rider to reveal shocking social media abuse after recalling an incident at Magny-Cours in 2021 where he believes ‘Dorna threw me under the bus, they painted me as a real villain’.
Despite a strong start to the 2022 WorldSBK season, Jonathan Rea is yet to commit his future to Kawasaki, in fact, the six-time world champion has not even begun talks with the Japanese manufacturer.
‘I can be fast, I can think on the bike, I can be calm and attack when I have to’ - has Alvaro Bautista become the firm title favourite after dominating both Misano WorldSBK feature races?
Although Toprak Razgatlioglu missed out on victory in race two at Misano, it wasn’t for a lack of trying as the reigning WorldSBK champion showed another side to his incredible talent.
Following a strong race one which saw him battle eventual winner Alvaro Bautista for large parts, six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea was left ‘frustrated’ as he failed to match his main rivals during Sunday’s double-header.
Five winners and losers from round four of the 2022 WorldSBK championship as Alvaro Bautista extends his championship lead, while Toprak Razgatlioglu claims his first win as world champion.
While it was delight for one championship contender during race one in Misano, reigning WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu suffered a late technical issue that blew his chances of finishing third.