Xavi Vierge
Xavi Vierge: 2023 ‘intense, always fighting through adversities’
Xavi Vierge says the 2023 WorldSBK season was very ‘intense’ and that very rarely did anything go ‘smoothly’.
WorldSBK: Leon Camier: New Honda is ‘not the final version before round one’
Leon Camier has teased further developments to the new 2024 Honda WorldSBK machine.
Rain results in washout for Iker Lecuona, Xavi Vierge at Portimao
Xavi Vierge and Iker Lecuona missed out on track action at the Portimao WorldSBK test after overnight rain led to very tricky conditions.
WorldSBK: Tarran Mackenzie hopes to get his hands on ‘new bike’ at future tests
Tarran Mackenzie completed his second WorldSBK test at Jerez on the ‘old’ Honda, which he hopes to change going forward.
WorldSBK: Xavi Vierge backs up Lecuona comments: “First impressions have been really good”
Xavi Vierge has joined Iker Lecuona in saying the new 2024 Honda bike has great potential in WorldSBK next season.
WorldSBK: Leon Camier: Super concession ‘hasn’t been incorporated yet”
Leon Camier says he’s unsure whether Honda will choose to use super concessions for the 2024 WorldSBK season.
WorldSBK: Leon Camier: “We’re not at the point to say whether new bike will be competitive”
Leon Camier has pumped the brakes regarding expectations for the new Honda WorldSBK machine.
Iker Lecuona to be partnered by ex-MotoGP crew chief Tom Jojic in 2024
Iker Lecuona will have a very familiar name alongside him for the 2024 WorldSBK campaign after Honda signed Tom Jojic to be his crew chief.
What to expect from this week’s Jerez WorldSBK tests
As the 2023 MotoGP campaign draws to a close, pre-season testing in WorldSBK will be in full flow next week with two tests spread across four days at Jerez.
WorldSBK: Xavi Vierge says Honda ‘are working super hard in Japan’
Xavi Vierge says the new Honda bike for the 2024 WorldSBK season has been changed in many ways.
Honda confirm 2024 WorldSBK line-up as Iker Lecuona, Xavi Vierge sign two-year deals
Team HRC have confirmed their plans for the 2024 WorldSBK campaign after retaining Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge.
WorldSBK: Alex Lowes: “If you do not attack you get attacked, I got blindsided…”
Alex Lowes says Superpole Races in WorldSBK are the most aggressive and that if you don’t attack ‘you get attacked’.
Portimao WorldSBK: Jonathan Rea: ‘I made errors in both races, sorry to destroy Xavi Vierge and Scott Redding’s race’
Jonathan Rea says his double DNF at the Portimao WorldSBK round was down to making two errors on a day where he felt like ‘I had the chance to win’.
Explained: How Marc Marquez is affecting the WorldSBK silly season
With a decision on his future potentially coming at this weekend’s Japanese MotoGP, Marc Marquez could also help shape the WorldSBK grid for 2024.
Aragon WorldSBK: Iker Lecuona open to MotoGP switch but says “target is to continue with Honda”
Whether it’s in WorldSBK or MotoGP, Iker Lecuona wants to remain with Honda for the 2024 season.
Xavi Vierge: WorldSBK is “my goal right now, to be part of HRC is a dream”
Xavi Vierge sets out his stall by admitting he wants to remain in the WorldSBK championship next season with Honda.
Czech WorldSBK: Michael Ruben Rinaldi: “The news will be after Most, I cannot say anything but we are talking”
Michael Ruben Rinaldi says his WorldSBK future will be decided after Most, with a departure from Ducati the expected outcome.
Hannes Soomer given WorldSBK debut by MIE Honda at Most
Hannes Soomer will step up to WorldSBK for the first time in his career as he replaces the injured Hafizh Syahrin at Honda.
WorldSBK: Tetsuta Nagashima replaces Iker Lecuona at Suzuka 8 Hours
Tetsuta Nagashima will replace Iker Lecuona at next month’s Suzuku 8 Hour race, with the WorldSBK rider set to substitute for Alex Rins at the British MotoGP.
Iker Lecuona set for Suzuka 8 hours race or British MotoGP at Silverstone?
WorldSBK rider Iker Lecuona could be set to abandon plans of competing in the Suzuka 8 hour race and instead ride for LCR Honda in MotoGP due to Alex Rins’s injury.
WorldSBK Imola: Iker Lecuona “turns weekend around” after “struggling a lot in the beginning”
Iker Lecuona salvaged a top ten finish in Race 2 at Imola after his and Honda’s WorldSBK struggles continued.
WorldSBK: Iker Lecuona has “never watched a race at Imola, I literally know nothing”
Iker Lecuona says learning a new track is ‘normally not that challenging for me’, although he also admitted he knows nothing about Imola, which plays host to round eight of the 2023 WorldSBK championship this weekend.
WorldSBK: Leon Camier confirms Honda wants to keep Iker Lecuona, Xavi Vierge
Leon Camier says Team HRC would like to continue with their current WorldSBK line-up of Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge next season.
WorldSBK riders Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge both fail to hit “target lap time” at Suzuka 8 hour test
WorldSBK rider Iker Lecuona admits he’s not worried about hitting the lap times needed to be competitive at the Suzuka 8 hour race later this year.