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Aragon test ‘comes at good time’ for Rea - ‘It’s clear we need to pull together’
After his worst start to a WorldSBK season with Kawasaki, Jonathan Rea has stressed the importance of this week’s two-day Aragon test.

Huewen: ‘Does it make sense to get your backside kicked in two championships?’
Keith Huewen believes there is ‘zero’ chance of Kawasaki returning to MotoGP in place of the recently departed Suzuki in the coming years.

Petrucci adds fuel to the fire by saying he expects Iannone ‘to be back’
After seeing Andrea Iannone take part in a private test aboard a Ducati Panigale V4, and rumours linking him with a racing return to WorldSBK, Danilo Petrucci has confirmed he expects his fellow Italian to be back on the world championship stage.

“Lion chasing the gazelle” - Rinaldi still dreaming of catching Bautista
Michael Ruben Rinaldi still dreams of fighting teammate Alvaro Bautista for the WorldSBK title, despite seeing the Spaniard win five of the first six races.

Danilo Petrucci: “I will be happy when I’m on the podium”
Despite an impressive opening two rounds to his WorldSBK career Danilo Petrucci is not entirely ‘happy’, something a maiden podium result will change.

Loris Baz: ‘Impact was so big, I thought my leg was off’
Loris Baz says the impact from his accident with Alex Lowes in Race 2 of the Indonesian WorldSBK round had him worried that he lost his leg.

Jonathan Rea: Maybe one of my worst results of my career, s**t!
Jonathan Rea says Race 1 at Mandalika was one of the worst of his career in WorldSBK. Is there light at the end of the tunnel for Kawasaki in 2023?

Toprak: ‘Easy for Ducati, I eat the tyre’ - should non-Ducati riders be worried?
Fears that Ducati could dominate in 2023 are beginning to take shape in WorldSBK, will this be a trend in MotoGP?

Vierge: ‘I have the level to fight for the championship’
After securing his first WorldSBK podium for Honda, Xavi Vierge believes he has what it takes to fight for the title in the future.

Loris Baz comes to the defence of Alex Lowes - ‘stop posting s**t’
After two separate collisions with Alex Lowes in Mandalika, one of which resulted in Loris Baz suffering a broken leg, the Bonovo Action BMW WorldSBK rider has defended the Brit.

Andrea Iannone a contender to join WorldSBK, Ducati most likely option?
After taking part in a private test aboard a Ducati Panigale V4 alongside MotoGP test rider Michele Pirro, could Andrea Iannone be setting himself up for a move to WorldSBK? If so what are the most likely landing spots?

'The Italian Job' not complete as Locatelli claims Bassani ‘destroyed my race’
After back-to-back WorldSBK podiums to start the Indonesian round, Andrea Locatelli’s hopes of making it a hat-trick for the first time in his Superbike career was ended when contact with Axel Bassani led to the Yamaha rider losing several positions in Race 2 at Mandalika.

Petrucci attacks Lowes - ‘I don’t understand his behaviour, completely hit Baz’
Danilo Petrucci has launched a scathing attack towards Alex Lowes after claiming the two-time WorldSBK race winner ruined his and Loris Baz’ Superpole Race in Mandalika.

Razgatlioglu: ‘I need Rea to help me fight Ducati, he will come back strong’
Toprak Razgatlioglu asks for help from Jonathan Rea in a bid to dethrone Ducati and Alvaro Bautista, after the WorldSBK champion claimed his fifth win in six races this season.

Baz: ‘Nobody did anything…’ reveals ankle and fibula fractures
Loris Baz has fractured his right ankle and fibula following Sunday’s Superpole Race crash that involved Alex Lowes and WorldSBK rookie Danilo Petrucci.

Rea: ‘We never nailed the set-up, riding over my head, I’m frustrated’
Six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea left frustrated yet again after another dismal Race 2 at Mandalika.

Bautista wins Race 2, confirms Superpole crash not due to incident with Rea
Alvaro Bautista leaves Mandalika with an even greater WorldSBK championship lead despite crashing out of the Superpole Race.

‘We fought so hard’ - Vierge ‘the happiest man on earth’ after maiden podium
Following impressive performances in Race 1 and the Superpole Race, Xavi Vierge went one step further to clinch his maiden WorldSBK podium at Mandalika.

Van Der Mark: ‘It’s a choice you have to make… really surprised with my pace’
One of the standouts from Race 1 of the Indonesian WorldSBK round in Mandalika, Michael Van Der Mark roared into action during the closing stages to finish sixth.

Rea: ‘No excuses really, sorry’ for incident with Oettl
Jonathan Rea was unable to fight back in Race 1 of the Indonesian WorldSBK round following a Superpole session that saw him have a lap time deleted and a grid penalty applied due to blocking Philipp Oettl.

Razgatlioglu: 'Sliders finished, I put my knee not to crash, front destroyed'
Second at a race track he dominated last season, Toprak Razgatlioglu was left confused by the lack of grip available after claiming his front tyre was ‘destroyed’ after just eight laps of the Mandalika WorldSBK Race 1.

Bautista in top form despite FP2 crash, Rinaldi benefited from teammate ‘like me
After securing his first WorldSBK hat-trick of the season last weekend in Phillip Island, Alvaro Bautista has put himself in position to challenge for victory once again at Mandalika.

Rea: ‘I can’t magically find more time, destroyed the front’ in FP1
Jonathan Rea says FP1 at the Indonesian WorldSBK round was a ‘disaster’ as a lack of rubber led to the track being ‘so dirty’, complaints that were also made by Michael Ruben Rinaldi, who topped both sessions.

Lecuona in one of the ‘worst moments of my career mentally’ after Mandalika fall
Just a few months on from his big highside at Mandalika which cost him the chance to complete the final six WorldSBK races of 2022, Iker Lecuona has returned to a very dark time after another big highside at the Indonesian circuit.