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Ponsson to miss Dutch WorldSBK after Alstare and Gil Motor Sport split
Christophe Ponsson will miss this weekend’s Dutch WorldSBK round following a split between Alstare and Gil Motor Sport.

Garrett Gerloff signs new Yamaha deal in WorldSBK until end of 2022
Garrett Gerloff will not be stepping up to MotoGP with Yamaha for the 2022 season after agreeing to remain with the Japanese manufacturer in WorldSBK.

Dutch WorldSBK: Fond memories for Haslam, ‘double podium’ in 2009 a standout
Leon Haslam hopes to use ‘great memories’ at Assen in both WorldSBK and BSB to his advantage this weekend; ‘it’s always been one of my favourites, I think the Honda will go well there.”

Dutch WorldSBK: RC Squadra Corse withdraw from round five
RC Squadra Corse withdraw from this weekend’s Dutch WorldSBK, lamenting ‘internal reasons’ for the absence.

Dutch WorldSBK: Van Der Mark excited for ‘special’ home round at Assen
Home favorite Michael Van Der Mark eager to build on Donington WorldSBK showing at famous Dutch TT; ‘We now want to continue this progress and of course it would be really nice to even do a bit more at my home race.”

Dutch WorldSSP: Oettl ‘highly motivated’, Oncu hoping for better results
Following a round off at Donington Park, WorldSSP action returns for its fourth race weekend of 2021 with Kawasaki riders Philipp Oettl and Can Oncu looking to ‘fight for top positions’.

Dutch WorldSBK: Increased ‘Expectations’ for Locatelli at ‘nice’ Assen circuit
Andrea Locatelli remains in search of ‘speed on the limit’ as round five of the 2021 WorldSBK season at Assen approaches.

Dutch WorldSBK: Razgatlioglu: The aim is always to fight for the win
WorldSBK championship leader Toprak Razgatlioglu says despite this weekend’s Dutch event being the first time riding an R1 around Assen; ‘always the aim is to fight for the win’.

Dutch WorldSBK: ‘Target is to fight for the podium’ - Lowes
Alex Lowes returns to Assen - scene of his first WorldSBK rostrum with high intentions following an inconsistent home round; ‘this will be my first experience of Assen on the Ninja ZX-10RR. The target is to fight for the podium.”

Dutch WorldSBK: Modified Assen is ‘incredible, one of the most flowing' - Rea
Jonathan Rea says the target is to ‘win’ at Assen - won seven of the last ten WorldSBK races held; ‘I hope we can capitalise on it being a good circuit for me and the bike. The target is to win.”
WorldSBK: Rea, Lowes and Mahias to lead Kawasaki Suzuka 8 Hours effort
Kawasaki Racing will return to Suzuka with a full factory line-up consisting of WorldSBK riders Jonathan Rea, team-mate Alex Lowes and Lucas Mahias.

Assen allowed 35,000 fans per day for World Superbike
35,000 fans per day will be able to witness World Superbike's return to Assen later this month.

WorldSBK: Honda ‘not where we want to be, working on all areas' - Camier
Former Honda WorldSBK rider and now Team Manager, Leon Camier, says ‘we’re finding the direction’, but that time is needed in order to make its current Fireblade a winner.

‘There’s more to come’ from WorldSBK rookie Andrea Locatelli - Denning
With a third of the 2021 WorldSBK season complete, Andrea Locatelli leads all rookie riders in what’s been an impressive opening four rounds for the former Moto2 rider.

Knockhill BSB: ‘Heat of the battle’ mistake proves costly for O’Halloran
Jason O’Halloran’s BSB Knockhill race two mistake while trying to make a gap costs the Australian the championship lead.

MotoGP: Mandalika Circuit 80% complete, homologation expected by end of July
Construction of the new Mandalika Circuit, set to host WorldSBK in 2021 and MotoGP in 2022 is already 80% complete, with homologation expected by the end of the month.

WorldSBK: Yamaha R1 built around Razgatlioglu ‘to a certain extent’ - Denning
Pata Yamaha team boss Paul Denning believes Toprak Razgatlioglu’s development physically and mentally has helped put in the position of WorldSBK championship leader.

WorldSBK: Rabat: Last two tracks have choked us, very bad start to the season
Tito Rabat’ switch from MotoGP to WorldSBK has been a bitterly disappointing one so far, with only two top tens in 12 races; ‘The spirits? You get used to it over the years, you leave here trying not to leave unmotivated and continue.”

Donington WorldSBK: Important ‘to look at best Superbike rider Rea’ - Mahias
WorldSBK rookie Lucas Mahias believes following the path of fellow Kawasaki rider and six-time series champion Jonathan Rea is ‘really important’ to improving.

Donington WorldSBK: Luke Mossey scores first team points for Pedercini Racing
Team Pedercini Racing’ decision to replace Samuele Cavalieri with Luke Mossey at last weekend’s WorldSBK Donington was a successful one, as the Brit scores the team’s first points of 2021.

WorldSBK: Razgatlioglu ruffling Rea’s ‘feathers, he’s under pressure’ - Redding
Scott Redding says ‘I’m there to pick up the pieces’, with regards to the title fight between Jonathan Rea and new WorldSBK championship leader Toprak Razgatlioglu.

Donington WorldSBK: Top ten does little to satisfy Bautista; 'need to improve'
Honda’s Alvaro Bautista off the pace at WorldSBK Donington after finishing tenth in race two; ‘honestly this isn’t what we are aiming for. We need to improve from here on’.

Donington WorldSBK: Ducati inconsistency ‘needs to be addressed' - Davies
Chaz Davies believes the same inconsistency issues he’s faced for several WorldSBK seasons with Ducati is once again coming to the fore; ‘History is sort of repeating itself. Look at Rinaldi this weekend and Scott’ [Redding].

Donington WorldSBK: Locatelli: I found it so difficult to stay with the group
Andrea Locatelli struggles during first Donington Park appearance with WorldSBK machinery; ‘from the first to the last lap, I found it so difficult to ride and to stay with the group in front.”