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Redding: ‘I just want to win races’, not looking at P2 in the championship
Despite mathematically being in with a chance of second in the WorldSBK championship this weekend, Scott Redding is solely focused on winning races in his final weekend with Ducati.

Rea: ‘Front in crisis, losing too much traction’ despite strong FP2 in Mandalika
Jonathan Rea plays second best to title rival Toprak Razgatlioglu on day-one of the 2021 WorldSBK title decider in Mandalika.

Davies ‘excited’ for final race weekend, trying not ‘to think’ about retirement
Three-time WorldSBK runner-up Chaz Davies is trying ‘not to think too much’ beyond this weekend which is his last before retirement.

Redding: Spectacular weekend ahead, I can feel a great passion
Scott Redding can't wait to get on track in this weekend's Mandilika WorldSBK finale, also his last event for Ducati; 'I think it's going to be a spectacular weekend'

Marron: Toprak has evolved as a professional, he’s very precise
Toprak Razgatlioglu’s crew chief Phil Marron details the impressive improvements which have put the Turkish rider in position to claim a first WorldSBK title this weekend.

Tom Sykes makes BMW WorldSBK return for final round
Tom Sykes will make his WorldSBK return at this weekend’s season finale in Indonesia after missing the last nine races due to concussion.

Bautista hoping to leave Honda with ‘competitive result’ ahead of Ducati switch
Alvaro Bautista and Leon Haslam will take part in their final WorldSBK races with Team HRC at this weekend’s inaugural Mandalika round.

Lowes already ‘building for 2022’ after injury plagued season
Alex Lowes is aiming to finish his second WorldSBK season with Kawasaki ‘strongly’ at Mandalika as he builds towards 2022.

Rea: All the pressure is off now, I can ride with nothing to lose
Six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea believes ‘all the pressure’ is on Toprak Razgatlioglu’s shoulders ahead of this weekend’s mouth-watering title decider.

Quartararo a ‘big fan of Torpak, I hope he wins’, Rossi expects ‘hard fight’
Fabio Quartararo, Francesco Bagnaia and MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi share their views ahead of this weekend’s WorldSBK title showdown between Toprak Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea.

'Fight race-by-race!' - Toprak Razgatlioglu arrives for title showdown
Toprak Razgatlioglu starts this weekend's World Superbike title showdown in Indonesia with a 30-point lead over reigning champion Jonathan Rea.

MIE Honda signs former MotoGP rider Hafizh Syahrin for 2022 WorldSBK
WorldSBK will have yet more MotoGP experience on its 2022 grid after MIE Racing Honda confirmed the signing of current Moto2 rider Hafizh Syahrin.

Honda move ‘a dream for me’ - Vierge, Lecuona discuss 2022 WorldSBK move
MotoGP rider Iker Lecuona is hoping to fight for the 2022 WorldSBK championship despite next year being a rookie season for him, while soon-to-be team-mate Xavi Vierge calls it ‘a dream’ to be part of Team HRC.

Yari Montella joins Puccetti Kawasaki for 2022 WorldSSP season
Yari Montella will make the switch to WorldSSP in 2022 after agreeing to join Puccetti Kawasaki.

Philipp Oettl signs two-year deal with GoEleven Ducati in WorldSBK
Former Grand Prix and current WorldSSP rider Philipp Oettl has agreed to a two-year deal with GoEleven Ducati in WorldSBK.

Aegerter remains with Ten Kate Yamaha for 2022 WorldSSP season
2021 World Supersport Champion Dominique Aegerter will continue in the intermediate class after agreeing to a new deal with Ten Kate Yamaha.

Oli Bayliss confirms World Supersport debut with Ducati
Oli Bayliss, son of Troy, will race in World Supersport with the Barni Ducati team next season.

Oliver Konig to make WorldSBK debut for Pedercini Kawasaki in Indonesia
Teenager Oliver Konig will make his WorldSBK debut for Pedercini Kawasaki at next month’s 2021 season finale.

Honda confirms Iker Lecuona, Xavi Vierge for WorldSBK 2022
MotoGP's Iker Lecuona and Moto2's Xavi Vierge officially confirmed as forming Honda's factory World Superbike line-up for 2022.

Redding: Hard to beat a guy like Toprak, he’s riding fast, strong, confident
BMW-bound WorldSBK rider Scott Redding believes Toprak Razgatlioglu has been the class of the field in 2021, and that for Jonathan Rea, finishing second ‘is not what you need when you’ve got a guy consistently faster’.

Loris Baz joins Bonovo BMW Racing for 2022, team also signs Eugene Laverty
Loris Baz is back in WorldSBK after agreeing to join Bonovo BMW Racing for 2022. Eugene Laverty also joins the German team.

Denning: Toprak is without doubt the most talented rider I’ve worked with
Pata Yamaha Team Principal, Paul Denning, calls Toprak Razgatlioglu ‘the most talented rider’ he’s ever been around, as a first WorldSBK title beckons for the Turkish rider.

Davies left ‘completely empty’, but ‘proud’ of comeback performance
A ‘completely empty’ Chaz Davies claims a best finish of ninth in San Juan WorldSBK race two; ‘At one point I thought I might catch Locatelli, but I was completely empty, I put everything into it. I really suffered physically’.

Bautista makes ‘small step, but not enough to run at the front’ in race two
A ‘small step forward’ during Sunday’s San Juan WorldSBK races was not enough for Alvaro Bautista to replicate recent podium finishes; ‘Today we tried to improve our feeling with respect to yesterday because I’ve been struggling all weekend here to be honest’.