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Where does WSBK fit into the new Liberty Media and MotoGP era?
Will World Superbikes be impacted by Liberty's takeover?

Andrea Locatelli: ‘Couple of riders wanted to go crazy, didn’t use their mind’
Andrea Locatelli says the incident between Michael Rinaldi and Axel Bassani was because both riders ‘wanted to go a bit crazy’.

Sam Lowes: Race 2 ‘disappointing, a bit of a baptism of fire for me’
Sam Lowes has called Race 2 of the Catalunya WorldSBK round ‘a baptism of fire’ after struggling with tyre degradation.

Alex Lowes ‘happy’ after damage limitation at a circuit that’s ‘not the easiest for us’
Alex Lowes kept himself firmly in WorldSBK title contention after a strong Catalunya round.
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Michael Van Der Mark hopeful of podium return in Assen: ‘It’s been a while!’
Michael Van Der Mark came within one position of a first WorldSBK podium since the last race of the 2021 season in Indonesia.

Nicolo Bulega: ‘On the straight I was like a chopper, rear tyre was finished’
Nicolo Bulega takes pride in being the only rider able to follow Alvaro Bautista in Race 2 of the Catalunya WorldSBK round.

Phil Marron on Toprak Razgatlioglu win: ‘I was a bit emotional, it was fantastic’
Phil Marron describes the emotions after seeing his rider win for the first time in BMW colours.

Jonathan Rea says ‘I really love the Yamaha’ despite ongoing struggles
Jonathan Rea admits ‘I really love’ the Yamaha R1 despite suffering a disappointing start to his 2024 WorldSBK campaign.
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Andrea Iannone on crazy last lap: “I saw nothing dirty; it was clean”
Andrea Iannone admits he saw ‘nothing dirty’ between Toprak Razgatlioglu and Alvaro Bautista in Catalunya.

Alvaro Bautista: ‘If I go on the kerb Toprak will go over the kerb’
Alvaro Bautista says Toprak Razgatlioglu was ‘going to try’ no matter how much he closed the door during the final lap of the Superpole Race.

Toprak: ‘Everyone was saying bad words, but everyone sees how good BMW is’
Toprak Razgatlioglu says his decision to join BMW is proving to be the right one after recent results in Catalunya.

Danilo Petrucci feeling ‘increasingly comfortable’ after strong Catalunya round
Danilo Petrucci’s strong Catalunya WorldSBK round continued on Sunday as the former MotoGP rider claimed seventh and fifth in the two races.
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Remy Gardner on track limits penalty: ‘I don’t think that’s right’
Remy Gardner says his track limits penalty in race 2 of the Catalunya WorldSBK round was unfair.

Andrea Iannone: Superpole Race ‘is like a boxing fight, it’s incredible’
Andrea Iannone says the Superpole Race in WorldSBK is like being in a boxing match.

Michael Van Der Mark: Toprak Razgatlioglu ‘is a special rider’
After his best weekend since 2021, Michael Van Der Mark believes he’s gained back the confidence to be a challenger, while calling Toprak Razgatlioglu ‘special’.

Jonathan Rea: “The tide has to change; we’ve had a lot of issues thrown our way”
“Now, if something’s not right or not there or the stars aren’t aligning, you’re on the struggle bus," says Jonathan Rea
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Toprak: ‘I was thinking about what Valentino Rossi did many years ago’
Toprak Razgatlioglu says his Superpole Race win in Barcelona was one of the ‘top three race wins’ of his WorldSBK career.

Nicolo Bulega picks up key lesson from Alvaro Bautista in Race 2
Nicolo Bulega says he ‘learned something’ after spending much of Race 2 at the Catalunya WorldSBK round behind Alvaro Bautista.

Alvaro Bautista on fight with Toprak Razgatlioglu: ‘Today the limit was too close’
Alvaro Bautista admits Toprak Razgatlioglu’s last corner overtake in the Superpole Race was ‘too close to the limit’.

2024 World Superbike Catalunya - Race (2) Results
Results from Race 2, round two of the 2024 World Superbike championship in Barcelona, Spain.
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2024 World Superbike Catalunya - Superpole Race Results
Results from Superpole Race, round two of the 2024 World Superbike championship in Barcelona, Spain.

Jonathan Rea DNF in Catalunya Race 1 after “error on the grid”
Jonathan Rea and Paul Denning react to disappointing Race 1 in Catalunya

Toprak Razgatlioglu relieved to win first race with BMW: ‘This is a dream’
Toprak Razgatlioglu admits he felt pressure in his first race as a BMW rider, but that the pressure is off after claiming his first win for the German brand.

Alvaro Bautista on near misses: ‘I saved some slides with my elbow’
Alvaro Bautista admits he came close to crashing his Ducati Panigale V4 R during Race 1 of the Catalunya WorldSBK round.
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