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Hungary to become reserve race for MotoGP ahead of 2025 debut
Hungary could be the next country after India to host its first-ever MotoGP race in 2025.

Axel Bassani to Kawasaki, Michael Ruben Rinaldi to Honda - what’s the latest WorldSBK rider market news?
With four factory WorldSBK seats yet to be confirmed, we take a closer look at who’s expected to sign where.

Danilo Petrucci stays with Barni Ducati for 2024 WorldSBK season
Danilo Petrucci will stay at Barni Ducati for the 2024 WorldSBK campaign after signing a new one-year deal.

Magny-Cours WorldSBK: Jonathan Rea: “There’s no substitute for horsepower, lost three tenths to Ducati…”
Jonathan Rea says his strong points at the Magny-Cours WorldSBK round were immediately eliminated due to the lack of horsepower compared to Ducati.

WorldSBK: “You lift the rear and it kicks you a bit” - Garrett Gerloff’s advice to Torpak Razgatlioglu about BMW
Garrett Gerloff says Toprak Razgatlioglu’s current style aboard the Yamaha might now work as well with the M 1000 RR, although he expects the 2021 WorldSBK champion to get the most out of his machine.

Magny-Cours WorldSBK: Michael Ruben Rinaldi: “I really love to battle with Toprak Razgatlioglu, I have huge respect for him”
Michael Ruben Rinaldi says battling against Toprak Razgatlioglu ‘was really’ and that the respect between both WorldSBK riders has never been higher.

Magny-Cours WorldSBK: Danilo Petrucci misses out on top five treble after “breaking the gearbox sensor”
Danilo Petrucci was set for three top five finishes at the Magny-Cours WorldSBK round before running into issues with his gearbox sensor at the start of the penultimate lap.

Magny-Cours WorldSBK: Garrett Gerloff: “No love lost with Scott, but hard to 100% blame him”
Garrett Gerloff has refused to blame Scott Redding for their collision in the Superpole Race at Magny-Cours, despite the 2020 WorldSBK runner-up receiving a Long Lap penalty.

Magny-Cours WorldSBK: Yamaha: “We expected the regulation to be followed and it wasn’t”
Paul Denning has hit out at the WorldSBK stewards after their decision not to penalise Alvaro Bautista at Magny-Cours.

MotoGP: Alvaro Bautista after Dani Pedrosa wild card: “It’s more pressure, I have to do what he did”
Alvaro Bautista believes he’s under pressure to match the exploits of Dani Pedrosa during his MotoGP wild card at Sepang.

Toprak Razgatlioglu: “I tried more than 100%, Jonathan Rea is a WorldSBK legend”
Toprak Razgatlioglu says one of his dreams as a WorldSBK rider was to be fighting against Jonathan Rea, something that took place throughout Race 2 at Magny-Cours.

Magny-Cours WorldSBK: Alvaro Bautista: “I could not stop the bike, the slipstream absorbed me”
Alvaro Bautista says the slipstream behind Toprak Razgatlioglu and Michael Ruben Rinaldi led to him being unable to avoid his teammate during the clash at the Magny-Cours WorldSBK round.

Magny-Cours WorldSBK: Jonathan Rea: “I literally crashed but I dug my elbow in”, Toprak Razgatlioglu not thinking of title
Six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea says he lost the front-end of his Kawasaki after trying to avoid other riders on the opening lap of Race 1 at Magny-Cours.

Magny-Cours WorldSBK: Alvaro Bautista: “Suddenly the engine cut, without this problem we could have won”
WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista says the engine of his Panigale V4 R was not running at full power in the first two laps of Race 1 at Magny-Cours, before completely cutting out on the exit of turn five.

Michael Ruben Rinaldi: “99.9% sure I will be in WorldSBK”, Scott Redding still can’t “say anything”
Michael Ruben Rinaldi and Scott Redding are two of the biggest names yet to confirm their 2024 WorldSBK plans.

Remy Gardner stays at GRT Yamaha for 2024 WorldSBK season
Remy Gardner will again partner Dominique Aegerter after being confirmed at GRT Yamaha for a second consecutive WorldSBK campaign.

Magny-Cours WorldSBK: Yamaha: “We achieved our first target” by signing Jonathan Rea
Yamaha have confirmed Jonathan Rea was their first choice to replace Toprak Razgatlioglu for the 2024 WorldSBK season.

Magny-Cours WorldSBK: Jonathan Rea on joining Yamaha: “It all boils down to the fact I need something new”
Jonathan Rea has spoken about his sensational switch from Kawasaki to Yamaha, claiming he needed a new challenge in WorldSBK.

Magny-Cours WorldSBK: Remy Gardner: “I hope I still remember how to ride a bike”
Remy Gardner and Dominique Aegerter both expect to be competitive at this weekend’s French WorldSBK round at Magny-Cours.

Magny-Cours WorldSBK: Jonathan Rea hoping to “fight for race wins”, edge of the tyres “can be quite punishing”
Jonathan Rea is hoping to be back in the mix for WorldSBK wins during this weekend’s French round at Magny-Cours.

WorldSBK: Axel Bassani: “How I feel about not having factory bike isn’t easy to explain”
‘It’s not easy to accept this situation’ - Axel Bassani believes he should be riding a factory WorldSBK machine.

WorldSBK: Michael Ruben Rinaldi pens emotional message to Ducati after losing factory ride
Michael Ruben Rinaldi says ‘I always gave my all every step of the way’ in a heartfelt message to Ducati after losing his factory WorldSBK ride.

Official: Nicolo Bulega joins factory Ducati team for 2024 WorldSBK season
Nicole Bulega replaces Michael Ruben Rinaldi alongside WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista for the 2024.

Official: Jonathan Rea leaves Kawasaki to join Yamaha
Six-time World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea will leave Kawasaki and switch to Yamaha for the 2024 season.