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Alex Lowes stays with Kawasaki for 2021
Alex Lowes has become Kawasaki's first signing for the 2021 World Superbike championship, after agreeing a one-year extension with the team he joined this season.

Jonathan Rea tips Razgatlioglu as his WorldSBK champion successor
Jonathan Rea expects former Kawasaki protege Toprak Razgatlioglu to emerge as his closest rival for the 2020 WorldSBK Championship title with Yamaha

BMW focus on race performance after disappointing WorldSBK opener
BMW Motorrad WorldSBK principal Shaun Muir says the team need to work harder on its race day performances after a disappointing 2020 WorldSBK opener

Germany dropped from 2020 WorldSBK calendar, Jerez 'proposed'
There was both good and bad news in terms of the latest 2020 World Superbike Championship calendar.

‘Factory private’ Ten Kate going own way on Yamaha dev – Loris Baz
Loris Baz says Ten Kate Racing is deviating away from Yamaha with its development in the hope of getting the edge of its factory counterparts

Where does WorldSBK fit into Dorna’s grand plan?
The plans to get the 2020 MotoGP season are well underway, but how does the 2020 WorldSBK season factor into Dorna's plans?

WorldSBK aiming to complete season with six or seven rounds in 2020
The 2020 WorldSBK Championship could be run to just a minimum number of six more rounds in order to fit around MotoGP's revised scheduling

WATCH Master v Pupil as Sofuoglu and Razgatlioglu battle on kart track
Toprak Razgatlioglu and Kenan Sofuoglu help us getting a little racing fix as they battle it out hard on a karting track

“People said I was too tall to succeed in MotoGP” – Loris Baz
Loris Baz looks back on his MotoGP career, saying he feels he performed well considering both his machinery and his lofty frame

Kawasaki prepared to manage prospect of Rea, Lowes inter-team battle
Kawasaki Racing Team boss Guim Roda says he is prepared for the potential challenge of managing two fast riders in Alex Lowes and Jonathan Rea

Eugene Laverty expects BMW WorldSBK wins ‘sooner rather than later'
Eugene Laverty predicts BMW will be celebrating its first WorldSBK win since 2013 when the 2020 season starts up again
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Suzuka 8 Hours postponed to a new end of season date
The Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race is postponed to November 1st as a result of the coronavirus pandemic

Bautista: I don’t know if move to inline-four better or worse for me
Alvaro Bautista admits changing to an inline-four engine has been a key adjustment having spent the majority of his career racing with V4 engines in both MotoGP and World Superbikes.

Lavilla: There's a point when WorldSBK cancellations the only option
World Superbike chief Gregorio Lavilla admits organisers are heading towards a point when it can no longer reshuffle rounds and “will have to consider cancellations as the only possible option” after calling off the Imola round.

World Superbike cancels Imola round, reschedules Aragon, Misano
World Superbike championship organisers have cancelled the Imola round as part of the 2020 season overhaul, while also rescheduling both the Aragon and Misano rounds for later in the year.

Aruba.it Ducati boss: Feels like Redding has been with us for years
The Aruba.it Racing Ducati team manager Serafino Foti says Scott Redding has instantly adapted into the squad and made a lasting impression on his World Superbike debut at Phillip Island.

Honda: World Superbike season delay hurting development
Honda team manager Jaume Colom concedes the unexpected pause to the 2020 World Supebike championship enforced by the coronavirus pandemic has triggered a negative effect on its development with the new CBR1000RR-R.

Kawasaki announces refreshed Suzuka 8 Hours line-up
Defending Suzuka 8 Hours champions Kawasaki have confirmed their three riders for the 2020 race, as Jonathan Rea is joined by new World Superbike team-mate Alex Lowes with Xavi Fores completing the line-up.

Marquez against two races per weekend, return to normality key
Looking to keep his followers entertained during the ongoing widespread shutdown amid the coronavirus pandemic, Marc Marquez hosted a live Q&A covering a wide variety of topics including how he sees the 2020 MotoGP season shaping up.

Assen World Superbike round pushed back to August
The Dutch round of the 2020 World Superbike championship has been rescheduled to August 21-23 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Rea: I don’t really care about racing amid coronavirus
Reigning World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea says he doesn’t care about fighting for another title during the coronavirus pandemic and while he concedes he misses racing he accepts it’s “not that important right now”.

Bayliss: Oli is on his way up, but I have a pretty good record…
Troy Bayliss may have retired but it hasn’t kept him out of the paddock as he supports his son Oli climbing the racing ladder to emulate him.

Haslam: Honda’s work never stops amid coronavirus
While the coronavirus pandemic has put the sporting world on hold, teams are doing what they can to prepare for the eventual resumption of the season which is keeping Leon Haslam and Honda’s World Superbike efforts busy.

Coronavirus: How the new 2020 motorsport calendar looks so far
It has been an unprecedented time amid the worldwide fight against the coronavirus and motorsport has been critically hit by action taken to halt its spread.