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BMW happy with factory WorldSBK line-up: “There’s no plans to split anything”
BMW admit they are happy with both factory riders and that they wish to remain unchanged for 2025.
Alvaro Bautista: “We tried different setups but it didn’t work, I crashed”
Alvaro Bautista: “We tried different setups on the bike, but it didn’t work; in fact, I crashed at the last corner. We were trying a bit of an extreme setup.”
Toprak Razgatlioglu reveals injury despite smashing Misano WorldSBK lap record
Toprak Razgatlioglu has revealed he suffered a training crash shortly before the Misano WorldSBK test.
Danilo Petrucci on WorldSBK comeback: “The pressure was inside my head..."
Danilo Petrucci made his return to WorldSBK action at the Misano test, finishing 13th quickest.
Jonathan Rea: “I love riding the Yamaha, but I still need to put my stamp on it”
Jonathan Rea admits he ‘loves the Yamaha bike’ but that he’s still not 100% comfortable with the R1.
Alvaro Bautista says improved feeling “is coming” after Cremona WorldSBK test
Alvaro Bautista believes he’s close to reaching his full potential with the 2024 Panigale V4 R.
Remy Gardner tops Cremona WorldSBK test: "Straight away I was fast”
Remy Gardner was the quickest rider on day-two of the Cremona WorldSBK test.
Alvaro Bautista drops massive clue about retirement plans
"There start to be more factors outside of the family that can effect my future"
Michael Ruben Rinaldi: 2024 “the toughest season in WorldSBK for me”
Michael Ruben Rinaldi admits the 2024 WorldSBK season has so far been ‘the toughest’ of his career.
Danilo Petrucci: “It’s nice to watch WorldSBK, at least 12 riders can get a podium”
“It’s nice to watch WorldSBK, there are at least 12 different riders who can get on the podium” - Danilo Petrucci.
Danilo Petrucci provides fresh update: ‘I’m losing quite a lot of weight’
Danilo Petrucci has provided another update about his condition as he admits to losing ‘quite a lot of weight’.
Andrea Iannone: ‘I wouldn’t have continued if I finished 15th’
Andrea Iannone admits “if I hadn’t been competitive, I wouldn’t have continued” in WorldSBK.
WorldSBK and Mangy-Cours extend partnership until 2027
WorldSBK will continue to race at Magny-Cours for the next four years.
BMW in awe as Toprak Razgatlioglu providing "special times"
Toprak Razgatlioglu has three wins to his name in just three WorldSBK rounds with BMW.
Work completed at Cremona circuit ahead of WorldSBK debut
The Cremona circuit has undergone its final preparations ahead of hosting round ten of the 2024 WorldSBK season.
Tarran Mackenzie “doing a pretty good job with what we’ve got”
Tarran Mackenzie made a breakthrough at the recent Assen WorldSBK round but admits his next goal is the top ten.
Axel Bassani admits ‘the level of WorldSBK isn’t helping’ adaptation to Kawasaki
Axel Bassani says his difficult spell with Kawasaki has been made harder by the level of competitiveness in WorldSBK.
Andrea Iannone, Alvaro Bautista and Alex Lowes give updates on WorldSBK futures
‘I’m happy I’m being spoken about, if I’m on top I have many chances’ - Andrea Iannone.
Iker Lecuona provides update on expected WorldSBK return
Iker Lecuona targets a return to WorldSBK action in late May.
Alvaro Bautista: Toprak ‘slower than last year in flowing areas’
Despite beating him to victory in Race 2 at Assen, Alvaro Bautista says Toprak Razgatlioglu is ‘slower’ in some areas with the BMW than he was with Yamaha.
Andrea Iannone has ‘received a bit of support from Ducati, but I need more’
Andrea Iannone says discussions with Ducati have been had regarding support at GoEleven.
Jonathan Rea: To win with Yamaha ‘everyone has to take responsibility for that’
Despite a pole position, ‘I expected to be much more competitive’ - Jonathan Rea.
Toprak Razgatlioglu: ‘Everyone started to sing ‘Toprak, Toprak, I almost cried’
Toprak Razgatlioglu recalls the support he received in Assen, admitting it nearly brought him to tears.