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Alvaro Bautista to decide World Superbike future with family
Reigning World Superbike champion Alvaro Bautista, who has dominated the opening rounds of the 2023 season, says he will soon make a decision regarding his racing future.

Baz “right behind Van Der Mark, it was a big one!”
Loris Baz says ‘it’s really tough’ seeing Michael Van Der Mark go through another injury rehabilitation after the Dutch rider suffered a brutal highside during round three of the 2023 WorldSBK season.

Lecuona: “I had to save myself from some crashes, but we have crashed a lot”
One of Iker Lecuona’s main goals for the 2023 WorldSBK season was to reduce the amount of errors compared to his rookie campaign, however, another double DNF in both feature races at Assen showed that more consistency is needed.

Razgatlioglu: “I said enough! I needed to attack because this is not my style”
Toprak Razgatlioglu admits his lack of overtaking in Race 1 and the Superpole Race at the Dutch WorldSBK round forced him into being more aggressive in Race 2.

Bassani wants solution to unlock podium results, has his say on Aegerter clash
Axel Bassani was demoted one position in Race 2 of the Assen WorldSBK round following a clash with Dominique Aegerter.

Rea: “Clumsy big feet or pressure on the arm of the gear lever, zero idea”
Jonathan Rea has seen his faint WorldSBK title hopes all but disappear after another Race 2 crash, this time at his beloved Assen.

Michael Van Der Mark suffers broken leg after monster highside
Michael Van Der Mark’s home WorldSBK round in Assen ended in disaster after the Dutch rider suffered a brutal highside on lap two.

Bautista: “Believe me, I can’t go faster! This is the maximum of Bautista”
Alvaro Bautista claims his current pace in WorldSBK is the limit of what he can do, although it appears as though more isn’t needed following another dominant weekend.

Sofuoglu’s message to Toprak: “We built you for WorldSBK, not for MotoGP”
Kenan Sofuoglu has given his views on where Toprak Razgatlioglu could ride in 2024, and why his preference is for the 2021 WorldSBK champion not to join MotoGP.

Rea: Bautista ‘can go for real, it’s not like we blow up’
Six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea says the likes of himself and Toprak Razgatlioglu are not blowing up in races trying to beat Alvaro Bautista, but rather that the Ducati rider, along with his team are simply doing a better job of keeping their pace ‘over longer distance’.

Bautista: ‘I don't agree with the penalty, was a warning to not be relaxed’
Alvaro Bautista recovered from a three-place grid penalty in the Tissot Superpole session to win his sixth WorldSBK race of the season, after an early battle with Jonathan Rea.

Rea: “Wind was so scary, every time I tipped in my balls were in my mouth"
Jonathan Rea says a change in conditions during FP2 at the Dutch WorldSBK round in Assen, plus electronics issues that need to be 'dialed out' resulted in some scary moments.

Yamaha want to keep Toprak Razgatlioglu at all costs - ‘it doesn’t matter where’
Whether it’s MotoGP or WorldSBK Yamaha are hoping to keep hold of Toprak Razgatlioglu, with the 2021 Superbike champion’s contract set to end after this season.

Van Der Mark: “I want to stay with BMW to start winning with this project”
Wins in WorldSBK might continue to look like a distant dream at present for BMW, but Michael Van Der Mark is not losing hope.

Bautista admits decision on WorldSBK future will be made ‘very soon'
Alvaro Bautista has opened the door to leaving Ducati despite winning five of the first six WorldSBK races this season.

Jonathan Rea: Toprak in MotoGP? “With right people, could do incredible job”
Toprak Razgatlioglu’s WorldSBK rivals have backed him to succeed if he makes a high-profile move to Yamaha’s MotoGP team.

Jonathan Rea’s only wish at Assen: “To be able to fight”
On the podium just once so far this season, the 2023 WorldSBK campaign has been somewhat of a disaster for Jonathan Rea through two rounds.

Toprak to MotoGP in 2024 ‘pretty unlikely’, did test do more damage than good?
Toprak Razgatlioglu may have been given his second runout on a Yamaha MotoGP bike, however, a lack of speed and adaption from WorldSBK to MotoGP are concerns that persist, all of which could mean a delayed move to Grand Prix racing, again.

Petrucci unsure “if I’m able to win a world championship, career has been crazy”
Danilo Petrucci is not optimistic about his chances of ever becoming a WorldSBK champion, although winning a race… ‘I’m here to at least try’.

Yamaha boss reveals No1 hope for 2024 line-up - and it's not Toprak Razgatlioglu
Toprak Razgatlioglu is not Yamaha's No 1 choice for their line-up next season, says managing director Lin Jarvis, who would rather Franco Morbidelli continues to show the speed needed to stay alongside Fabio Quartararo.

Ray ‘confident’ ahead of WorldSBK debut, not ‘stressed about lap time’
As his WorldSBK debut inches closer at Assen, Bradley Ray has been left ‘confident’ by his race pace, particularly on used tyres.

Petrucci: ‘I expected to feel better’, struggling a lot with ‘new tyre’ still
Despite achieving some impressive results during his first two rounds as a WorldSBK rider in Phillip Island and Mandalika, extracting full potential from new tyres has and continues to be an issue for Danilo Petrucci.

‘Why shouldn’t I try it there’ - Razgatlioglu keen to secure switch to MotoGP
Toprak Razgatlioglu has confirmed he’s aiming to leave WorldSBK after his contract with Yamaha expires at the end of this season and join MotoGP.

Izan Guevara out of Moto2 opener in Portimao, Pedro Acosta the favourite?
The reigning Moto3 World Champion will have to wait for his Moto2 debut after suffering from arm pump and a triangular ligament injury.