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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.

Official: Bimota return to WSBK, forming new team with Kawasaki
New team will run a bike with a Bimota chassis with a Kawasaki engine

Michael Van Der Mark on battle with Toprak: ‘I made a cheeky pass to wake him up’
Michael Van Der Mark carried on his momentum from Barcelona after challenging for the podium in Assen.

Nicolo Bulega: Rear tyre ‘completely finished’ in Superpole Race, ‘Alvaro really fast’
Nicolo Bulega loses out on Superpole victory in Assen after destroying the rear tyre.

Andrea Iannone: “We want and need to fight for victories”
Andrea Iannone rebounds from a Race 1 crash to finish fourth, but the Ducati rider wants to start winning.

Alvaro Bautista in no ‘hurry to make a decision’ over WorldSBK future
Alvaro Bautista is fully focused on the 2024 WorldSBK campaign amid talk of his future.

Marc Bongers after BMW’s latest win: ‘We can smell the very top, Toprak got it perfect’
Marc Bongers admits Toprak Razgatlioglu was perfect during Race 2 of the Assen WorldSBK round.

Remy Gardner felt ‘discarded as a rider with how MotoGP career went’
Remy Gardner admits thoughts of retirement came into his head during his time in MotoGP.

Jonathan Rea hungry for more after Assen turnaround: “It’s clear we need to make a step”
Jonathan Rea says improvements still need to be made despite his best weekend of the season with Yamaha.

Toprak Razgatlioglu on Assen comeback win: 'Nine positions is not a problem'
Toprak Razgatlioglu recovered from a disappointing Superpole Race to make another huge statement with BMW at Assen.

Alex Lowes on crash with Jonathan Rea: ‘Nothing to do with him, it was a mistake on my part’
Alex Lowes admits he was at fault for his Race 2 incident with Jonathan Rea, just hours after a brilliant podium.

Remy Gardner ecstatic after breaking 'podium drought' in WorldSBK
Remy Gardner secures his first WorldSBK podium after heartbreak in the Superpole Race.

Alvaro Bautista takes over the championship lead with ‘impressive comeback’
Alvaro Bautista claims the championship lead for the first time in 2024 after another impressive Sunday double podium in Assen.

Iker Lecuona declared unfit for remainder of Assen WorldSBK action
Iker Lecuona will take no further part in Sunday's Assen WorldSBK action.

Nicolo Bulega admits ‘we made a mistake’ after tumbling down the order
Nicolo Bulega marginally retained the WorldSBK series lead after a disappointing Race 1 at Assen.

Toprak Razgatlioglu analyses Nicholas Spinelli’s tyre gamble in WSBK Assen Race 1
Toprak Razgatlioglu and Nicholas Spinelli used different tyres in Race 1 at Assen

Jonathan Rea’s first Yamaha pole position: “I felt at one with the bike”
Jonathan Rea reflects on his most productive WSBK day on a Yamaha yet

Alvaro Bautista: “Without the red flag I could have fought for victory”
Alvaro Bautista believes a last-lap showdown between himself and Toprak Razgatlioglu could have been incoming at Assen.

Nicholas Spinelli on surprise WorldSBK win: ‘Maybe I was lucky, but I won’
Nicholas Spinelli took victory in a wild Race 1 at Assen, holding off title contenders Toprak Razgatlioglu and Alvaro Bautista thanks to a red flag.

Remy Gardner aiming to get first WorldSBK podium in Race 1 at Assen
Close on a few occasions as a rookie, Remy Gardner is aiming for a maiden WorldSBK podium at Assen.

Toprak Razgatlioglu and Alvaro Bautista discuss Race 1 strategy
Alvaro Bautista and Toprak Razgatlioglu have spoken ahead of Race 1 at Assen.

BMW: ‘When Toprak believes he can win the championship, we believe he can as well’
Riding the Toprak Razgatliglu hype train, BMW are convinced he can take them to the WorldSBK title.

Alvaro Bautista ‘not super happy’ but fastest as high winds mean ‘nothing’ learned
Alvaro Bautista admits day-one of the Dutch WorldSBK round will have very little bearing on the rest of the weekend.

Jonathan Rea: ‘I really believe in everyone inside Yamaha, I trust it will come good’
Jonathan Rea is adamant that he will deliver for Yamaha despite a difficult start to 2024.