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Outsider gets taste of Kenan Sofuoglu methods that forged Toprak Razgatlioglu
Aldi Mahendra trained at Kenan Sofuoglu’s facility in Turkiye before the Hungarian WorldSBK.

EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Rea: “I flirt with the idea” of motocross, "but..."
Six-time WorldSBK Champion Jonathan Rea says he “always flirts with the idea” of racing motocross.

Alvaro Bautista criticises WorldSBK weight rule: "Making me risk my life"
Alvaro Bautista has continued his criticism of WorldSBK’s weight rules.

WorldSBK rider confirms a race in national championship amid 2026 uncertainty
Dominique Aegerter will ride as a fill-in at this weekend’s IDM Superbike round in the Netherlands.

World Superbike legend Troy Bayliss provides injury update after riding incident
Bayliss suffered multiple injuries last week

Danilo Petrucci replaces Toprak Razgatlioglu for WorldSBK 2026 season
BMW has announced Danilo Petrucci as Toprak Razgatlioglu’s replacement for the 2026 WorldSBK season.

Suzuka 8 Hours podium ‘indescribable’ for one Yamaha rider
Andrea Locatelli reflects on 2025 Suzuka 8 Hours

World Superbike legend Troy Bayliss suffers multiple injuries after incident
Troy Bayliss hurt in riding incident

BMW’s replacement for Toprak Razgatlioglu seems to be chosen
Reports suggest BMW have found their Toprak Razgatlioglu replacement

James Toseland spots a huge disadvantage for Toprak Razgatlioglu in MotoGP
James Toseland says Toprak Razgatlioglu has a “very difficult job” in his switch to MotoGP.

Andrea Iannone Go Eleven Ducati WorldSBK stint to “come to an end” at end of 2025
Go Eleven team boss Denis Sacchetti expects to split with Andrea Iannone at the end of WorldSBK 2025.

Suzuki GSX-R1000R updated for the first time in 8 years
An updated version of the Suzuki GSX-R1000R has been announced.

Xavi Vierge out of Suzuka 8 Hours for “procedural reasons”
Xavi Vierge and Honda have announced that he will not take part in this weekend’s Suzuka 8 Hours.

2026 WorldSBK calendar revealed with a familiar look
The 2026 WorldSBK provisional calendar has been announced with a familiar roster of tracks.

Ex-champ: “If I was a WorldSBK boss, I’d be talking to Jake Dixon”
Jake Dixon receives backing from former World Superbikes champion

Yamaha's Eugene Laverty: "I underestimated" Andrea Locatelli in WorldSBK
Eugene Laverty says he “underestimated” Andrea Locatelli before joining Yamaha this year.

Honda’s latest injured rider provides post-surgery update
Honda update on Iker Lecuona condition after surgery

GRT Yamaha confirm Stefano Manzi replaces Dominique Aegerter for 2026 WorldSBK
New rider line-up in 2026 WorldSBK for GRT Yamaha

Alvaro Bautista to stay on a Ducati? “The door is not closed”
Alvaro Bautista could be handed a reprieve by Ducati

Danilo Petrucci slams “unsafe” Andrea Iannone: “I don’t understand his behaviour”
"It’s better that he stays away from me. I don’t want to talk to him," Danilo Petrucci said

Honda announces former winner as last-minute Suzuka 8 Hours replacement
Xavi Vierge will join Honda HRC at Suzuka

Alex Lowes “a good person”, “the biggest difference” at a factory team - Axel Bassani
Axel Bassani discusses the differences between a private and factory team in WorldSBK.

“Big step since Misano” for Ryan Vickers, Balaton long lap “needs to be improved”
Ryan Vickers says he “nearly crashed” taking his long lap penalty in Hungarian WorldSBK Race 2.

Tarran Mackenzie explains why team "were surprised" before best WorldSBK finish
Tarran Mackenzie scored an eighth-place finish in the Hungarian WorldSBK Superpole Race.