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Andrea Iannone finalising negotiations to join GoEleven Ducati
Andrea Iannone is expected to become a WorldSBK rider in 2024 with Ducati.

Tetsuta Nagashima replaces Iker Lecuona at Suzuka 8 Hours
Tetsuta Nagashima will replace Iker Lecuona at next month’s Suzuku 8 Hour race, with the WorldSBK rider set to substitute for Alex Rins at the British MotoGP.

Rinaldi, Bautista on rpm cut: “I felt a big difference, limiter arrives sooner”
Michael Ruben Rinaldi and WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista go into detail about the recent cut in rpm that has resulted in Ducati losing 500 revs, while the likes of Yamaha and Kawasaki have gained the same amount.

Argentinean WorldSBK round cancelled, final round to be announced
The season-ending Argentinean WorldSBK round has officially been cancelled due to the intense electoral calendar faced by the country.

Bautista: “Marquez has a lot of talent but can’t rely on that alone”
Alvaro Bautista says Marc Marquez’s talent level is not enough to make the difference in MotoGP anymore.

Iker Lecuona set for Suzuka 8 hours race or British MotoGP at Silverstone?
WorldSBK rider Iker Lecuona could be set to abandon plans of competing in the Suzuka 8 hour race and instead ride for LCR Honda in MotoGP due to Alex Rins’s injury.

Bradley Ray ruled out of Most WorldSBK round with shoulder surgery
Bradley Ray will miss next weekend’s Most WorldSBK round as a result of undergoing shoulder surgery.

Lecuona “turns weekend around” after “struggling a lot in the beginning”
Iker Lecuona salvaged a top ten finish in Race 2 at Imola after his and Honda’s WorldSBK struggles continued.

Rea on Ducati rev limits cut: “We’re talking about peanuts”
Jonathan Rea says the 500 rev limits that Ducati have lost are ‘peanuts’ in comparison to the penalty he and Kawasaki were hit with during the 2017/18 WorldSBK season.

Manzi: “Ducati teams wanted me to be disqualified, mistakes happen in racing”
Stefano Manzi has hit back at Ducati after claiming all of their WorldSSP teams complained to Race Direction after his Race 1 victory in Imola.

Redding confirms he will be staying in WorldSBK next season, Iannone move close
Scott Redding has confirmed he will be staying in WorldSBK for 2024, but that he can’t announce where at this moment.

Petrucci: “I had no grip, couldn’t be quick in either race”
After two promising rounds where he showed podium pace, Danilo Petrucci blamed a lack of rear grip during Sunday’s Imola WorldSBK races.

Bassani: “I never complained about my bike, Bulega holds all the cards”
Axel Bassani admits he won’t be a factory Ducati rider in WorldSBK next season, and that he’s happy at Motocorsa.

Razgatlioglu: “I wasn’t able to ride the Kawasaki in Rea’s style”
Toprak Razgatlioglu says his time at Kawasaki was difficult because he struggled to replicate the things Jonathan Rea could do, while thoughts of his WorldSBK career ending began to surface.

Wayne Gardner: Remy “will have hard time excelling in WorldSBK”
Wayne Gardner believes his son, Remy Gardner, will find it difficult to succeed in WorldSBK, while also calling KTM’s decision to drop him ‘a shock’.

Redding: “My hands were burning”, BMW confirm Van Der Mark return
Scott Redding says conditions at the Imola WorldSBK round were so hot that his hands were burning.

Iannone: “I’m working to be in WorldSBK in 2024, there are good possibilities”
Andrea Iannone is attempting to make a competitive return to racing in 2024 with a move to WorldSBK.

Bassani remains Motocorsa’s first priority, in the mix for MotoGP riders?
Axel Bassani is the priority for Motocorsa Ducati, who are also expected to field two bikes in WorldSBK next season.

Rea: “I don’t understand my team or Kawasaki’s direction with rev limits”
Six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea admits he doesn’t understand why Kawasaki has chosen not to use the 500 revs increase.

Razgatlioglu: “I’ve waited every weekend for this, surprised Bautista crashed”
Toprak Razgatlioglu says he had been waiting all year to win a feature-length WorldSBK race.

Baz: “I never doubted that I could go fast, everything is in Scott’s hands”
Loris Baz has acknowledged that his WorldSBK future with BMW rests solely on the decision of Scott Redding.

Dosoli still hoping to convince Morbidelli to swap MotoGP for WorldSBK
Andrea Dosoli is hoping Franco Morbidelli will consider swapping MotoGP for WorldSBK after recently hosting the Italian at Misano.

Rea: “I felt better with more laps on the tyre”, still “on the limit”
Six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea says he felt better over full race distance compared to previous rounds, after claiming two podiums at Imola.

Bassani: “I finished behind one of the best riders in the world, we are close"
Axel Bassani has taken another step closer to becoming a WorldSBK race winner after pushing Toprak Razgatlioglu all the way in Race 2 at Imola.