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Rea credits ‘characteristic changes’ of Kawasaki, improved working ‘window'
Jonathan Rea heads into this weekend’s round three of the 2021 WorldSBK season at Misano with four wins from a possible six.

Redding: We can’t make any more mistakes, Misano a special weekend for Rinaldi
Scott Redding believes it’s ‘necessary to be perfect’ for the remainder of the WorldSBK season if he’s to recover the points lost to Jonathan Rea in Estoril.

Razgatlioglu to make first Yamaha appearance at Misano
Following last year’s cancellation of the Misano WorldSBK event, Toprak Razgatlioglu will get his first competitive experience of the Yamaha R1 in Rimini this weekend.

Bautista: I took many risks, our pace was worth top-five finish
Team HRC rider Alvaro Bautista finishes ‘hard-fought’ third WorldSBK race at Estoril seventh in what was a crash heavy weekend.

P2 ‘the best way to end difficult weekend’ - Davies
Chaz Davies recovers from a disastrous WorldSBK qualifying session to claim second place during race two at Estoril.

Gerloff suffers more disappointment after contact with Rinaldi
Garrett Gerloff’s great start to the final WorldSBK race in Estoril was a short-lived one as he lost control of his R1 and hit Michael Rinaldi on the second lap - causing a second consecutive race two incident this year.

Jonathan Rea extends championship lead after Estoril double
Jonathan Rea completes his second WorldSBK double of the season as he claims two wins from three in Estoril.

Locatelli claims best WorldSBK finish with P5 at Estoril
Former Moto2 rider Andrea Locatelli takes his first top five finish as a WorldSBK rider during race two at Estoril.

Redding: Upset with myself, pushed too hard, tyre needed to settle
Scott Redding laments ‘going too early’ in his attempt to regain the race lead from Jonathan Rea during WorldSBK race two in Estoril. Ducati rider loses second place in the championship after crashing out.

Double long-lap penalty costs Razgatlioglu victory chance in Estoril
A double long-lap penalty in Estoril for jumping the start costs Toprak Razgatlioglu any chance at claiming first WorldSBK win of 2021.

Razgatlioglu claims second place after race long battle with Redding
Toprak Razgatlioglu claimed his best result of the 2021 WorldSBK season so far with second place in race one at Estoril.

Scott Redding takes second WorldSBK win of 2021 in Estoril
Scott Redding led every corner of every lap during race one at Estoril which sees him reduce the championship gap to just eight points.

WorldSSP Estoril, Portugal - Free Practice Results (2)
Results from the second practice session at Estoril, round 2 of the 2021 World Supersport Championship.

WorldSBK Estoril, Portugal - Free Practice Results (2)
Results from the second practice session at Estoril, round 2 of the 2021 World Superbike Championship.

WorldSSP Estoril, Portugal - Free Practice Results (1)
Results from the first practice session at Estoril, round 2 of the 2021 World Supersport Championship.

WorldSBK Estoril, Portugal - Free Practice Results (1)
Results from the first practice session at Estoril, round 2 of the 2021 World Superbike Championship.

Alvaro Bautista: Aragon results don’t reflect our current situation
Disappointing ‘race results’ at the opening WorldSBK weekend in Aragon don't ‘reflect current situation’ at Team HRC, says Alvaro Bautista ahead of round two in Estoril.

Razgatlioglu aiming to win in Estoril, ‘we know we can fight here’
Toprak Razgatlioglu says winning is the aim in Estoril - a circuit that saw him take two victories in 2020, but that ‘I am not relaxed’ coming in as competition in WorldSBK is ‘very high’.

Competitive in all ‘track conditions’, Rea optimistic about Estoril
Jonathan Rea is ‘optimistic’ about this weekend’s Estoril WorldSBK round following competitiveness ‘in all track conditions’ at Aragon.

Wrong tyre choice, electronic issues and power delivery hinder Team HRC
Alvaro Bautista and Leon Haslam endure a difficult opening WorldSBK round at MotorLand Aragon; tyre choices, electronic issues for Bautista and power delivery problems for Haslam, results in only 16 points scored between the two from the weekend.

‘Bittersweet day’ for Sykes, two P5 finishes for Van Der Mark
A mixed weekend in terms of results for Motorrad BMW riders Tom Sykes and Michael Van Der Mark came to a much improved end as both men secure top five finishes in race two.

Alex Lowes secures second ever podium clean sweep weekend
Alex Lowes secured his second ever clean sweep weekend of WorldSBK podium finishes during round one of the 2021 season in Aragon.

Gerloff: My options were hit him or get to his inside and hopefully miss him
Garrett Gerloff delivers an impressive comeback ride through the field to claim seventh, after early contact with six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea resulted in the American crashing.

Davies loses valuable championship points with race two crash
Chaz Davies was enjoying a good WorldSBK Aragon weekend until a wrong tyre choice for race two dashed any hopes of replicating his fourth and fifth place finishes of race one and the Superpole race.