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Rea: Insecurities ‘were gone after first run’ on the Yamaha
Six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea says swapping Kawasaki for Yamaha ‘was always going to be a big change’, but that his insecurities have already gone.
Chaz Davies set for full-time return to racing in MotoE
Former WorldSBK rider Chaz Davies looks set to make a full-time return to racing with Aruba.it Ducati’s new MotoE team.
Five predictions for the 2024 WorldSBK season
Ahead of what could be the best season ever in WorldSBK, Crash.net makes five predictions for the 2024 season.
Why Toprak can shock Bautista and win the WSBK title in first season with BMW
Toprak Razgatlioglu will have a new bike, new team and more rivals than ever in 2024, but here’s why we think he can win the 2024 WorldSBK title.
Grading every rider from the 2023 WorldSBK season as Bautista earns A+
Crash.net grades every rider from the 2023 WorldSBK season, as two men secure an A.
Andrea Iannone: ‘I am free again’
Andrea Iannone’s four-year ban for an anti-doping violation has officially expired.
Rinaldi: “I want to approach the weekends in a calmer way”
Michael Rinaldi says his aim for the 2024 WorldSBK season is to be calmer heading into each round.
Bassani: “The best rider was Toprak, expected more from Rinaldi”
Axel Bassani says Toprak Razgatlioglu was the best rider in 2023, not WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista.
Bautista: “Toprak never made mistakes, his performance was unbelievable”
Alvaro Bautista says he was pushed harder than ever before during his 2023 WorldSBK title fight with Toprak Razgatlioglu.
Bautista: I’ll struggle more in ‘24, Toprak will fight for title
Alvaro Bautista, who won 27 of 36 races en route to his second World Superbike crown, expects to struggle more in 2024.
Spies: Razgatlioglu ‘almost on par with Marc Marquez in terms of talent’
Ben Spies believes 2021 WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu is on par with Marc Marquez in terms of talent.
Rea surprised Honda ‘hasn’t made a step forward’
Jonathan Rea called Honda’s lack of progress the biggest surprise from the 2023 WorldSBK season.
Toprak: “If we had more power I would have easily fought for the title”
Toprak Razgatlioglu is convinced he could have beaten Alvaro Bautista to the 2023 WorldSBK title had his Yamaha had more power.
BMW: Toprak Razgatlioglu has ‘adapted well to the bike’
BMW are confident that Toprak Razgatlioglu can lead them to greater WorldSBK success in 2024 after seeing him ‘adapt well’ to the M 1000 RR.
Razgatlioglu ‘enjoying the BMW’ after ‘big improvements’ found in Valencia
Toprak Razgatlioglu says ‘big improvements’ have been made following a spontaneous WorldSBK test at Valencia.
Guintoli, Smith join new BMW WorldSBK test team
Already boosted by the arrival of former world champion Toprak Razgatlioglu, BMW has announced the signing of ex-MotoGP riders Sylvain Guintoli and Bradley Smith for its new WorldSBK test team.
Pedrosa: Iannone ‘will have a good chance to race at the front’
Dani Pedrosa believes Andrea Iannone could be running at the front of WorldSBK races in 2024.
Dovizioso: Rinaldi’s ‘problem was Alvaro’, less pressure ‘not a reality…’
Andrea Dovizioso expects fellow Italian riders Michael Ruben Rinaldi and Andrea Iannone to have success in WorldSBK next season, but how much remains a question mark.
Sam Lowes already ‘on the level I need to be in some areas’
Sam Lowes says his first test aboard a Ducati WorldSBK machine ‘was very positive’ despite tricky conditions.
Loris Baz still without a deal for 2024 after losing BMW seat
Two-time WorldSBK race winner Loris Baz admits he’s still without plans for the 2024 season after being released by BMW.
Sam Lowes makes Ducati debut: “I had a smile on my face, beautiful to ride”
Sam Lowes has called the Ducati Panigale V4 R ‘beautiful to ride’ after making his WorldSBK appearance at the Jerez test.
BMW confirm ‘we have a good package, lot of positive comments’ from Toprak
BMW have confirmed what new WorldSBK addition Toprak Razgatlioglu said after the Portimao test, which is that the power of the M 1000 RR’s engine is very good.
Van Der Mark: ‘Nice to have Toprak in the garage, atmosphere is really good’
Michael Van Der Mark has called the atmosphere inside the BMW garage ‘really good’ after being joined by 2021 WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu.
Camier: New Honda is ‘not the final version before round one’
Leon Camier has teased further developments to the new 2024 Honda WorldSBK machine.