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Bimota announces unchanged line-up for 2026 WorldSBK season
Bimota has announced that Alex Lowes and Axel Bassani will remain with the team in the 2026 WorldSBK season.

WorldSSP 300 to be ended as WorldSBK announces new replacement class
WorldSBK has announced a new class for the 2026 season that will replace the WorldSSP 300 class.

Yamaha’s Andrea Locatelli is honest about his future amid links to BMW
Andrea Locatelli addresses whether he will stay with Yamaha in 2026

World Superbikes pen fresh deal to keep one its most popular races
Most will remain on the calendar for five more years
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Yamaha respond as Toprak Razgatlioglu deadline expires
Yamaha reveal when they plan to decide upon 2026 rider line-up

Ducati tempt Nicolo Bulega with intriguing opportunity if he signs new contract
Ducati could offer Nicolo Bulega a deal with an exciting stipulation

BMW identify two riders as possible Toprak Razgatlioglu replacements
BMW consider a Plan B if they lose Toprak Razgatlioglu

Scott Redding teases road racing future: “I would consider it”
Scott Redding says he “would consider” racing on the roads in the future.
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Alvaro Bautista cautions Toprak Razgatlioglu against becoming “nobody” in MotoGP
Alvaro Bautista insists Toprak Razgatlioglu must fight at the front of MotoGP to retain reputation

Remy Gardner in top 10 at Italian WorldSBK but “not the Sunday we were hoping for”
It was “not the Sunday we were hoping for” for Remy Gardner at the Italian WorldSBK despite two top-10s.

Danilo Petrucci in WorldSBK: "We want to talk" to "change the rules"
Danilo Petrucci says that the WorldSBK riders “want to talk a bit [...] to change the rules” for Superpole.

Scott Redding’s “you’re out” warning to Toprak Razgatlioglu about life in MotoGP
Toprak Razgatlioglu given something to consider about MotoGP switch
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Garrett Gerloff “still far back from where we would like to be” after Italian WorldSBK
Kawasaki’s Garrett Gerloff is sure he’s making progress, but that it’s not yet showing in the results.

Alex Lowes makes progress at Italian WorldSBK: “Starting in 16th place, you need luck”
Alex Lowes says “luck” was necessary to be able to challenge for the top-10 at the Italian WorldSBK.

Sam Lowes “wasn’t sure I was going to be able to race” before double Cremona top 5
Illness meant Sam Lowes was unsure of his capacity to race at the Italian WorldSBK before taking two top-fives.

“Decent sized cheque book” theory on Toprak Razgatlioglu which would be a shock
Toprak Razgatlioglu's future could be solved in an unexpected way
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Danilo Petrucci: “I was riding alone like last year, but…”
Danilo Petrucci finished in a lonely fourth place in Race 2 at the Italian WorldSBK.

Jonathan Rea WorldSBK return “tougher than I expected”
Jonathan Rea has admitted that his return to WorldSBK has been “tougher than I expected”.

Alvaro Bautista: Sunday changes at Italian WorldSBK “not enough, but we are on the way”
Alvaro Bautista was upbeat after a trio of third places at the Italian WorldSBK.

Grip issue hinders Toprak Razgatlioglu at Italian WorldSBK: “The bike doesn’t accelerate well”
Toprak Razgatlioglu says that a lack of rear grip stopped him from challenging for victory at the Italian WorldSBK.
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Italian WorldSBK treble “incredible at my worst track” - Nicolo Bulega
Nicolo Bulega says his opinion of the Cremona Circuit has changed after winning all three races at the Italian WorldSBK.

Italian WorldSBK setup improvements “not enough” for Alvaro Bautista in Superpole Race
Improvements in bike setup were not enough to change Alvaro Bautista’s finishing position in the Italian WorldSBK Superpole Race.

Andrea Iannone “completely worse” in 2025 compared to debut WorldSBK season
Andrea Iannone feels his Go Eleven Ducati is performing worse this year than in 2024.

Italian WorldSBK Race 1 “a bit of a shock to the system” for returning Jonathan Rea
Jonathan Rea’s first race of the 2025 WorldSBK season was “a bit of a shock to the system”.
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