WSBK News

With Alvaro Bautista dominating the 2023 WorldSBK championship through four rounds, and already signed to another one-year deal for next season, chances of Ducati remaining very competitive are extremely high.

Danilo Petrucci feels as though a breakthrough with his Panigale V4 R has been made ahead of round five of the 2023 WorldSBK season.

Former MotoGP rider Tito Rabat will make his return to WorldSBK at Misano after agreeing to join Puccetti Kawasaki.

Carlos Checa says the improved level of WorldSBK shows that those switching from MotoGP aren’t guaranteed success.

Pere Riba, crew chief to six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea, wants quicker changes to be made in order to have a more balanced championship.

Toprak Razgatlioglu’s WorldSBK switch from Yamaha to BMW was among the topics on this week’s packed Crash.net MotoGP podcast featuring Keith Huewen.

The last Ducati rider to win a WorldSBK title prior to Alvaro Bautista winning the championship last season, Carlos Checa believes the Spaniard’s incredible results so far in 2023 are due to him ‘riding better than his competitors’, not because of his machinery.

Leading the way in the battle for WorldSBK rookie of the year, Dominique Aegerter has successfully undergone arm pump surgery ahead of round five at Misano.

Just one day after the bombshell news that Toprak Razgatlioglu will join BMW for the 2024 WorldSBK season, Yamaha have responded with their first move...

As he gets set for his return to WorldSBK machinery with a test at Mugello, Danilo Petrucci says the feeling he gets from a MotoGP bike gives him ‘more confidence’.

Alvaro Bautista says a return to MotoGP would be difficult for him to accept after claiming WorldSBK is ‘less stressful’.

Kenan Sofuoglu has confirmed that interest was shown by Kawasaki prior to Toprak Razgatlioglu agreeing to a deal with BMW for the 2024 WorldSBK season.

Toprak Razgatlioglu has agreed to join BMW for the 2024 WorldSBK season after leaving Yamaha.

The bombshell news that Toprak Razgatlioglu leaving Yamaha has been confirmed, which means a new manufacturer in WorldSBK, or even MotoGP will be signing the Turkish star next season.

Guim Roda says fighting for WorldSBK wins remains the target for Kawasaki after making one of its worst starts to a season in years.

Toprak Razgatlioglu will officially leave Yamaha at the end of the 2023 WorldSBK season, making a move to MotoGP very unlikely.

Michael Ruben Rinaldi feels he has the pace to be a major challenger in Misano, but can he beat teammate and current WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista?

After their fallout on social media a few months ago, Tom Sykes says his return to BMW at the recent WorldSBK test in Misano was met without much interaction from Scott Redding.

Despite claiming three WorldSBK hat-tricks from a possible four so far this season, world champion Alvaro Bautista is not expecting to have everything his own way in Misano.

Toprak Razgatlioglu admits that winning the longer format races is his main priority at next month’s Misano WorldSBK round.

Xavi Vierge says a breakthrough has been made after testing a new swingarm at the recent Misano WorldSBK test.

Loris Baz has admitted he is still not riding naturally after suffering a broken fibula at the Mandalika WorldSBK round.

Scott Redding says a new swingarm tested at the WorldSBK test in Misano will not be used at the same track next month.

After swapping WorldSBK for a return to MotoGP in place of the injured Enea Bastianini, Danilo Petrucci is ‘sad’ at the thought of his comeback already being over.