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WorldSBK: Axel Bassani: “If I can win with Kawasaki it will be a dream”
Axel Bassani says the current ZX-10RR is built entirely around Jonathan Rea, but that he hopes to make his mark for Kawasaki during the 2024 WorldSBK campaign.

Philipp Oettl joins GMT94 Yamaha for 2024 WorldSBK campaign
Philipp Oettl will remain on the WorldSBK grid next season after agreeing to a deal with GMT94 Yamaha.

WorldSBK: Tarran Mackenzie: “Step up to WorldSBK has been a dream of mine”
Tarran Mackenzie says moving up to WorldSBK has been ‘a dream of mine for a long time’ after it was confirmed he and Adam Norrodin would make the jump as part of the MIE Racing Honda Team.

WorldSBK: Paul Denning: ‘Surreal’ to see Jonathan Rea aboard a Yamaha, ‘almost too quick a transition’
Paul Denning says the Jerez WorldSBK test was ‘surreal’ after watching six-time world champion Jonathan Rea make his debut with the Pata Yamaha Prometeon team.

WorldSBK: Alex Lowes: Ducati riders ‘can ride so fast straight away’
Alex Lowes feels Kawasaki still have some catching up to do ahead of the 2024 WorldSBK campaign after witnessing Ducati’s strong pace at Jerez.

WorldSBK: Axel Bassani: “I hope to be like Tom Sykes, Jonathan Rea in the future”
Axel Bassani wants to fill the shoes of Jonathan Rea at Kawasaki, but replicating his WorldSBK success will be a near-impossible task, admits the Italian.

WorldSBK: “I didn’t expect it” - Nicolo Bulega’s pace at Jerez surprises Alvaro Bautista
Alvaro Bautista admits he was surprised to see WorldSBK team-mate Nicolo Bulega finish as top Ducati at the Jerez test.

WorldSBK: Andrea Iannone will be ‘a pain in the arse to beat’, says Alex Lowes
After watching him stun his rivals at the Jerez WorldSBK test, Alex Lowes believes Andrea Iannone will be in the mix for race wins in 2024.

Ducati issue an ominous assessment of Andrea Iannone’s first WorldSBK test
Andrea Iannone’s performance at his first WorldSBK test pleasantly surprised Ducati - and allowed them to start dreaming.

Jonathan Rea’s key first impression of new WorldSBK rival Andrea Iannone
Jonathan Rea and Andrea Iannone had a private chat at this week’s WorldSBK test to get to know each other.

Jonathan Rea’s in-depth feedback after first test on the WorldSBK Yamaha R1
Jonathan Rea insists he felt “different sensations compared to what I’ve been used to” on the Yamaha, and now understands why Toprak Razgatlioglu was so fast.

Michael Ruben Rinaldi’s new WorldSBK bike “nothing worse than the factory” Ducati
Michael Ruben Rinaldi debuted for Motocorsa Racing at this week’s WorldSBK Jerez test.

Nicolo Bulega’s analysis of first WorldSBK test as a factory Ducati rider
Nicolo Bulega was second-fastest on the second day of WorldSBK testing at Jerez.

Official: Tarran Mackenzie and Adam Norrodin join WorldSBK with Honda
Tarran Mackenzie and Adam Norrodin will race for PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team in WorldSBK in 2024.

Andrea Iannone issues warning after impressive WorldSBK test: “We have really big ambitions”
Andrea Iannone ominously ended the second WorldSBK test day at Jerez fifth-fastest.

WorldSBK: Remy Gardner’s first judgement of Jonathan Rea riding a Yamaha
Remy Gardner went fastest on both Tuesday and Wednesday of the WorldSBK Jerez test.

Alvaro Bautista’s intriguing verdict on testing new WorldSBK regulations
Alvaro Bautista spent Wednesday at the WorldSBK test in Jerez evaluating the new regulations for 2024.

Pre-2024 Jerez WorldSBK Test results - Wednesday
Final lap times from Wednesday's WorldSBK test at Jerez ahead of the 2024 season.

Why isn’t Toprak Razgatlioglu testing for BMW at today’s WorldSBK test?
Toprak Razgatlioglu is notably absent from this week’s WorldSBK test in Jerez.

Emotional Andrea Iannone details his first test as a WorldSBK rider
The Maniac is back!

Pre-2024 Jerez WorldSBK Test results - Tuesday
Final lap times from Tuesday's WorldSBK test at Jerez ahead of the 2024 season.

Jonathan Rea’s first words after testing (and crashing) his new WorldSBK Yamaha
Jonathan Rea crashed during his first test of his 2024 Yamaha but ended the day all smiles and optimistic about the future.

Axel Bassani’s first test of the Kawasaki: “Completely different to Ducati!”
Axel Bassani completed 27 laps on his new Kawasaki at Tuesday’s WorldSBK Jerez test, and only rider did more.

WorldSBK: Yamaha hint that Andrea Locatelli’s mystery crew chief will come from MotoGP paddock
Pata Yamaha boss Paul Denning has teased that Andrea Locatelli’s new crew chief will come from MotoGP.