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Van Der Mark: Sixth isn’t that bad but it wasn’t a really good Sunday
Michael Van Der Mark calls his Superpole race crash ‘totally my mistake’ before recovering to sixth in Assen WorldSBK race two.
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Jayson Uribe joins Pedercini Racing for remainder of 2021 WorldSBK season
Pedercini Racing Kawasaki have signed Jayson Uribe for the remainder of the 2021 WorldSBK campaign.

‘Slow speed’ crash costs Sykes a ‘top six’ Assen result
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’.

Bassani ‘focused’ on 2021, but factory Ducati ride would be ‘a very good thing’
Axel Bassani remains ‘focused’ on his debut WorldSBK campaign with Motocorsa Racing Ducati, despite rumours of a switch to the factory team.

Aegerter secures second consecutive clean-sweep in ‘perfect event’ at Assen
Dominique Aegerter’ stunning transition to WorldSSP continues with a second straight clean-sweep of the season in Assen.

Davies shakes off ‘a lot of front slides’ to claim best result since Estoril
Chaz Davies credits better ‘turning’ to his Ducati Panigale V4 R at Assen WorldSBK, as he claims his best result since Estoril.

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

Rinaldi: Our best at the moment is not enough, I could not be happy
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’.

Redding bounces back at Assen with two podiums, but ‘we had the pace to win’
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’.

Gerloff ‘devastated, I can only apologise to Toprak and Yamaha’
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.”

Bautista salvages best result of the year, but repeated crashes ‘annoy’ me
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.

Razgatlioglu ‘surprised’ at ‘stupid mistake’ from Gerloff
Toprak Razgatlioglu left disappointed as Garrett Gerloff wipes out the Pata Yamaha rider in WorldSBK Assen race two.

Rea credits ‘wheelbase’ changes for Assen clean-sweep
Jonathan Rea regains the WorldSBK championship lead following a dominating hat-trick of wins at Assen.

Locatelli takes first WorldSBK podium; ‘It’s very amazing, now I’m in the front'
WorldSBK rookie Andrea Locatelli was in sensational form at round five of the season in Assen as he claimed a maiden race two podium.

Redding ‘confident on the bike’ following Assen race with ‘nice battles’
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.

Rea ‘super proud’ of 13th win at Assen, ‘days like this don’t happen often’
Jonathan Rea becomes the first WorldSBK rider to ever win 13 races at the same circuit thanks to race one victory at Assen.

‘Never say never’ on potential move to MotoGP - Rea
Jonathan Rea leaves door open regarding a potential move to MotoGP following rumours linking him with Petronas Yamaha.

Assen on a WorldSBK ‘doesn’t compare at all’ to MotoGP bike - Gerloff
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.

Rea fastest on day-one at Assen, tyres ‘not working’ for Razgatlioglu
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’.

‘My goal is to stay’ at Ducati, ‘no reason to change’ - Redding
Scott Redding is hoping to stay with Ducati in WorldSBK beyond the current 2021 campaign, as the silly season is well and truly underway.

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

Assen ‘certainly one for the riders, such an enjoyable track’ - Sykes
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.

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.