WSBK News

Without the ability to study ‘either MotoGP or past races in WorldSBK’ at the new Autodrom Most circuit, learning a completely new track ‘is exciting’ - Jonathan Rea.

Leon Haslam unable to continue the improved form of Donington Park at WorldSBK Assen, as ‘front of the bike and power delivery’ issues hinder the Brit’s potential.

Michael Van Der Mark calls his Superpole race crash ‘totally my mistake’ before recovering to sixth in Assen WorldSBK race two.

Pedercini Racing Kawasaki have signed Jayson Uribe for the remainder of the 2021 WorldSBK campaign.

Tom Sykes rues penultimate lap crash while battling Michael Van Der Mark, Alex Lowes and Michael Rinaldi at WorldSBK Assen; ‘It’s such a shame, the bike today was good enough for that top-six’.

Axel Bassani remains ‘focused’ on his debut WorldSBK campaign with Motocorsa Racing Ducati, despite rumours of a switch to the factory team.

Dominique Aegerter’ stunning transition to WorldSSP continues with a second straight clean-sweep of the season in Assen.

Chaz Davies credits better ‘turning’ to his Ducati Panigale V4 R at Assen WorldSBK, as he claims his best result since Estoril.

Alex Lowes will remain a Kawasaki World Superbike rider for at least the next two years.

Michael Rinaldi baffled by the lack of speed shown, except for WorldSBK Misano; ‘It’s many races that we’ve struggled in, except Misano. I don’t feel that slow’.

Scott Redding returns to form at WorldSBK Assen with two podiums - first time since Estoril; ‘I'm happy to end the weekend with another podium’ even though ‘we had the pace to win’.

Garrett Gerloff ‘devastated’ by turn one incident involving Toprak Razgatlioglu in race two at WorldSBK Assen; ‘I'm sorry for him, as he paid a big price for my mistake, but also for Yamaha.”

More inconsistencies see Team HRC rider Alvaro Bautista follow up a double DNF with fifth in WorldSBK Assen race two - his best result of the season.

Toprak Razgatlioglu left disappointed as Garrett Gerloff wipes out the Pata Yamaha rider in WorldSBK Assen race two.

Jonathan Rea regains the WorldSBK championship lead following a dominating hat-trick of wins at Assen.

WorldSBK rookie Andrea Locatelli was in sensational form at round five of the season in Assen as he claimed a maiden race two podium.

Scott Redding returns to form with second place in Assen WorldSBK race one; ‘I felt really good with the bike’ following a ‘tough couple of rounds’ at Misano and Donington Park.

Jonathan Rea becomes the first WorldSBK rider to ever win 13 races at the same circuit thanks to race one victory at Assen.

Jonathan Rea leaves door open regarding a potential move to MotoGP following rumours linking him with Petronas Yamaha.

Garrett Gerloff, who is competing at Assen for the second time in a month - this time on WorldSBK machinery, says his R1 ‘doesn’t compare at all’ to the M1 Petronas Yamaha bike he rode in MotoGP.

While fast and competitive at times during day-one of the Dutch WorldSBK, Toprak Razgatlioglu says tyre issues with Yamaha’ preferred ‘X’ option means he will try something different for Saturday’s race, while Jonathan Rea was fastest aboard his Kawasaki which is ‘working in quite a wide window’.

Scott Redding is hoping to stay with Ducati in WorldSBK beyond the current 2021 campaign, as the silly season is well and truly underway.

Six-time WorldSBK champion with Kawasaki, Jonathan Rea, has squashed rumours linking him to Petronas Yamaha for the 2022 MotoGP season.

A ‘quietly confident’ Tom Sykes heads to Assen, round four of the 2021 WorldSBK championship, off the back of his best set of results on a BMW.