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WorldSBK: Alex Lowes buzzing after ‘really positive’ Jerez test, ‘I did my best lap ever’
Alex Lowes believes Kawasaki are in a great place heading into the 2024 WorldSBK season, after setting his best lap ever at Jerez on race tyres.

WorldSBK: Xavi Vierge backs up Lecuona comments: “First impressions have been really good”
Xavi Vierge has joined Iker Lecuona in saying the new 2024 Honda bike has great potential in WorldSBK next season.

WorldSBK: Iker Lecuona calls new Honda ‘a big surprise, everything changed a lot’
Iker Lecuona is already waxing lyrical about the new Honda WorldSBK machine after just one test in Jerez.

WorldSBK: Leon Camier: Super concession ‘hasn’t been incorporated yet”
Leon Camier says he’s unsure whether Honda will choose to use super concessions for the 2024 WorldSBK season.

WorldSBK: Axel Bassani: “I’ve started to feel good with the bike, slowly catching Alex Lowes”
Axel Bassani says his feeling with the Kawasaki WorldSBK machine is getting better and better after day-one of the Jerez test.

WorldSBK: Leon Camier: “We’re not at the point to say whether new bike will be competitive”
Leon Camier has pumped the brakes regarding expectations for the new Honda WorldSBK machine.
WorldSBK: “Doing a good job” - Alex Lowes praises work done by Axel Bassani at Jerez
Alex Lowes has praised new WorldSBK team-mate Axel Bassani for the work they’re putting in together at Kawasaki.

Iker Lecuona to be partnered by ex-MotoGP crew chief Tom Jojic in 2024
Iker Lecuona will have a very familiar name alongside him for the 2024 WorldSBK campaign after Honda signed Tom Jojic to be his crew chief.

WorldSBK: Andrea Locatelli works together with Remy Gardner’s crew chief at Jerez
Andrea Locatelli took part in the Jerez WorldSBK test without Tom O’Kane, instead working with Remy Gardner’s crew chief.

Jonathan Rea: “Biggest area of improvement needed is still me”
Jonathan Rea says the biggest step that can be made to improve the performance of his Yamaha WorldSBK machine, is himself.

WorldSBK: Andrea Locatelli ‘understood a lot’ with Jerez test, expects another ‘big step’
Andrea Locatelli says Yamaha are in the perfect position to make significant improvements for the 2024 WorldSBK campaign.

WorldSBK: Jonathan Rea: “The more laps I do the more confidence I get, already competitive”
‘I feel competitive already’ - Jonathan Rea has warned his WorldSBK rivals ahead of the 2024 season.

WorldSBK: Alvaro Bautista diagnosed with ‘cervical nerves compression’ damage
WorldSBK star Alvaro Bautista has been diagnosed with hernia and disc protrusions following his most recent appearance at the Malaysian MotoGP.

WorldSBK: Remy Gardner: Jonathan Rea ‘seems really happy with Yamaha bike, easy to ride’
Remy Gardner says Jonathan Rea is a fan of the Yamaha R1 after switching from Kawasaki after nine very successful WorldSBK seasons with the Japanese brand.

Yamaha detail what Jonathan Rea worked on during latest test of new bike
Jonathan Rea tested his 2024 Yamaha at Jerez on Monday, the first of a two-day test.

Bradley Ray retains Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK seat for 2024
Bradley Ray will keep his Yamaha Motoxracing seat for the 2024 WorldSBK season.

What to expect from this week’s Jerez WorldSBK tests
As the 2023 MotoGP campaign draws to a close, pre-season testing in WorldSBK will be in full flow next week with two tests spread across four days at Jerez.

WorldSBK: Andrea Dovizioso: Toprak Razgatlioglu can ‘change the situation at BMW and become more competitive’
Andrea Dovizioso believes it will take Toprak Razgatlioglu two years to be in contention for a WorldSBK title with BMW.

WorldSBK: Remy Gardner: “Next step is to fight for top five in the championship”
Remy Gardner says his aim for the 2024 WorldSBK season is to fight for the top five in the championship.

WorldSBK: Xavi Vierge says Honda ‘are working super hard in Japan’
Xavi Vierge says the new Honda bike for the 2024 WorldSBK season has been changed in many ways.

WorldSBK: Nicolo Bulega: “You have to live with pressure to become a good rider”
Nicolo Bulega says dealing with pressure is part of the game and that you have to have a positive reaction to it to become a good rider in WorldSBK.

Danilo Petrucci: WorldSBK journey ‘incomplete’, will be on a ‘mission’ in 2024
Danilo Petrucci says his WorldSBK journey is currently ‘incomplete’ and that he still dreams of winning his first race in the championship.

WorldSBK: “He’s a really big name” Andrea Locatelli gets new crew chief Tom O’Kane from MotoGP
Andrea Locatelli will have a new crew chief for the 2024 WorldSBK season after the team signed Tom O’Kane from Yamaha in MotoGP.

WorldSBK: Jonathan Rea has ‘much more margin’ with Yamaha, bike ‘accepts different styles’
Jonathan Rea already feels at home with his Yamaha WorldSBK machine after claiming it has a bigger margin for error than the Kawasaki.