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Andrea Iannone: ‘I’m a little bit stiff, in MotoGP I was fighting a lot’
Andrea Iannone admits he’s not completely happy with his results at the WorldSBK season-opener despite calling it ‘the best comeback possible.
Alex Lowes: “I’m probably a bit too old to be making moves like that”
Alex Lowes jokes he’s too old for the kind of bold overtakes at Lukey Heights which saw him beat WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista.
Nicolo Bulega: ‘Maybe I still don’t realise, I was smiling a lot’
The opening WorldSBK round of the year saw Nicolo Bulega become the first-ever WorldSSP champion to win on his premier class debut.
Remy Gardner hits Jonathan Rea’s bike; ‘shame we couldn’t convert our potential’
Remy Gardner believes he could have challenged for a Race 2 podium at Phillip Island.
Will Jonathan Rea regret leaving Kawasaki after 's**t' weekend?
Jonathan Rea suffered one of the worst WorldSBK rounds of his career in Phillip Island, while his former team won both Sunday races.
Michael Van Der Mark: ‘I messed up in Superpole, I could not recover any places…’
Michael Van Der Mark was strong during both feature races at Phillip Island but struggled to make headway during the shorter Superpole Race.
Phillip Island round ‘a sinking ship, but luckily we didn’t drown’ - Garrett Gerloff
Garrett Gerloff says the Phillip Island WorldSBK round was a ‘sinking ship’ even before it began.
Andrea Iannone on successful racing return: ‘It was a magical weekend’
Andrea Iannone called his return to world championship racing ‘magical’ as he secured two top five results.
Danilo Petrucci: “I was on the podium so I said ‘come on, half a lap left’”
Danilo Petrucci claimed his first WorldSBK podium of the season after getting the better of Andrea Iannone.
Toprak Razgatlioglu ‘really sad’ as mechanical issue ends Race 2 hopes
Toprak Razgatlioglu feels ‘50/50’ about his first WorldSBK weekend as a BMW rider, after an engine problem cost him a potential podium in Race 2.
Alex Lowes after first race wins in four years: ‘Unbelievable day, Race 2 was chaos’
Alex Lowes returned to the winners circle after producing two stunning performances at the Phillip Island WorldSBK round.
Jonathan Rea suffers ‘no further injuries, crash came as a big surprise’
Jonathan Rea has provided an update on his physical conditions after a big fall in Race 2 at Phillip Island.
Alvaro Bautista ‘didn’t expect tyre problem, it was really difficult to lean’
Alvaro Bautista got his 2024 WorldSBK title defence back on-track with a double top four finish on Sunday at Phillip Island.
Nicolo Bulega ‘still does not understand the clutch release’
Nicolo Bulega missed out on a potential second win at Phillip Island after suffering a poor start from fifth at the WorldSBK season-opener.
Phillip Island WorldSBK Race 2 start time confirmed after delay
The final WorldSBK race of the season-opener at Phillip Island will go ahead following a lengthy delay.
Alex Lowes: ‘We got the most out of the bike, which was the target’
Alex Lowes says there was not ‘a lot more we could do’ to fight for a WorldSBK podium in Race 1 at Phillip Island.
Jonathan Rea: “We’re really lost. I don’t have confidence to push”
Jonathan Rea says issues with chatter and rear vibration remain after a very challenging Saturday at Phillip Island.
Toprak Razgatlioglu on pit stop confusion: ‘I did not gain an advantage’
A first podium with BMW went begging for Toprak Razgatlioglu in Race 1 of the WorldSBK championship, despite a great pit stop.
Andrea Iannone on maiden WorldSBK podium; ‘I’m living the dream’
Andrea Iannone admits he did not expect to be at the level of challenging for WorldSBK podiums in his first race.
Alvaro Bautista: ‘It was crazy, a lot of riders touching’
Alvaro Bautista believes he should have used his extra pace at the beginning of Race 1 at the Australian WorldSBK round.
Nicolo Bulega calls debut WorldSBK win ‘maybe the best day of my life’
Nicolo Bulega took a sensational first WorldSBK win after dominating the opening race of the year at Phillip Island.
Alex Lowes: “We can maybe have a more aggressive setting on the bike”
Alex Lowes says the mandatory pit stop for this weekend’s feature-length races in WorldSBK can give them more flexibility.
Toprak Razgatlioglu: ‘I worked for the race as I need to see who I’ll be fighting’
Toprak Razgatlioglu deployed an interesting strategy ahead of the first WorldSBK race of the season.
Jonathan Rea: ‘’I’ve been told I can’t say much, but I’d love to say the full story’
Jonathan Rea says the struggles he’s dealing with at Yamaha are ‘unacceptable’ after another difficult day at Phillip Island.