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Iker Lecuona leaves Catalunya WorldSBK test early
Iker Lecuona’s difficult start to 2024 continued at the Catalunya WorldSBK test as he ended day-one early due to injury.
Honda: “Other manufacturers have made a huge step, we’re not at the same level”
Team HRC’s Jose Escamez admits Honda are still not where they need to be as testing continues in Catalunya.
Ducati WorldSBK team bring in Michele Pirro to help with Panigale V4 R development
Michele Pirro is testing alongside factory Ducati WorldSBK riders Alvaro Bautista and Nicolo Bulega in Catalunya.
Alex Lowes: ‘I didn’t deserve the chance to go to MotoGP’
Alex Lowes says his performances in WorldSBK were never enough to warrant a MotoGP opportunity.
Jonathan Rea and WorldSBK rivals set for two-day test this week
Crucial opportunity to fix problems for WSBK riders before the European leg of the season begins
Alex Lowes: ‘Our target is to keep working on race pace, keeping grip for longer’
WorldSBK series leader Alex Lowes says the aim for Kawasaki at the Catalunya test is to maintain grip in the tyres for longer.
Chaz Davies: ‘A lot of people didn’t understand Nicolo Bulega’s real level’
Chaz Davies is not surprised by the early potential shown by Nicolo Bulega in WorldSBK.
What we learned from the 2024 WorldSBK season-opener
Wins for Alex Lowes and rookie Nicolo Bulega were just two of many surprises at the Phillip Island WorldSBK round.
Alvaro Bautista still betting ‘on the same three riders’ as last year
Despite a chaotic WorldSBK season-opener where the ‘Titanic trio’ failed to win a race, Alvaro Bautista still expects himself, Jonathan Rea and Toprak Razgatlioglu to lead the way going forward.
Yamaha confident Andrea Locatelli can fight for titles; ‘he’s thinking like a winner’
Yamaha are hopeful their WorldSBK title hopes won’t rely just on Jonathan Rea, after Andrea Locatelli showed race winning potential in Phillip Island.
Yamaha admit ‘we need to take responsibility’ after Jonathan Rea disaster
Yamaha claim it’s their responsibility to get Jonathan Rea back on-track after the six-time WorldSBK champion’s disastrous first weekend with the Japanese manufacturer.
Danilo Petrucci: ‘WorldSBK is crazy, one of the closest championships I’ve been in’
Danilo Petrucci says he could have ‘fought for the win’ in Race 2 of the WorldSBK season-opener if he had ‘two more laps’.
Sam Lowes says battling for the podium was possible ‘with more experience’
Sam Lowes believes he could have fought for a WorldSBK podium during his debut weekend if he had a bit ‘more experience’
Andrea Locatelli: ‘The feeling was amazing’, crashed when ‘the bike was in neutral’
Andrea Locatelli says he felt ‘amazing’ aboard his Yamaha R1 before crashing out of victory contention in Race 2 of the WorldSBK season-opener.
Andrea Iannone: ‘I’m a little bit stiff, in MotoGP I was fighting a lot’
Andrea Iannone admits he’s not completely happy with his results at the WorldSBK season-opener despite calling it ‘the best comeback possible.
Alex Lowes: “I’m probably a bit too old to be making moves like that”
Alex Lowes jokes he’s too old for the kind of bold overtakes at Lukey Heights which saw him beat WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista.
Nicolo Bulega: ‘Maybe I still don’t realise, I was smiling a lot’
The opening WorldSBK round of the year saw Nicolo Bulega become the first-ever WorldSSP champion to win on his premier class debut.
Remy Gardner hits Jonathan Rea’s bike; ‘shame we couldn’t convert our potential’
Remy Gardner believes he could have challenged for a Race 2 podium at Phillip Island.
Will Jonathan Rea regret leaving Kawasaki after 's**t' weekend?
Jonathan Rea suffered one of the worst WorldSBK rounds of his career in Phillip Island, while his former team won both Sunday races.
Michael Van Der Mark: ‘I messed up in Superpole, I could not recover any places…’
Michael Van Der Mark was strong during both feature races at Phillip Island but struggled to make headway during the shorter Superpole Race.
Phillip Island round ‘a sinking ship, but luckily we didn’t drown’ - Garrett Gerloff
Garrett Gerloff says the Phillip Island WorldSBK round was a ‘sinking ship’ even before it began.
Andrea Iannone on successful racing return: ‘It was a magical weekend’
Andrea Iannone called his return to world championship racing ‘magical’ as he secured two top five results.
Danilo Petrucci: “I was on the podium so I said ‘come on, half a lap left’”
Danilo Petrucci claimed his first WorldSBK podium of the season after getting the better of Andrea Iannone.
Toprak Razgatlioglu ‘really sad’ as mechanical issue ends Race 2 hopes
Toprak Razgatlioglu feels ‘50/50’ about his first WorldSBK weekend as a BMW rider, after an engine problem cost him a potential podium in Race 2.