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Sam Lowes ready to ‘come out fighting’, picks Nicolo Bulega as a rider to watch
Sam Lowes admits he needs more time in the saddle of his Panigale V4 R, but that he will come out fighting at Phillip Island next month.
Alvaro Bautista struggles at Jerez: ‘I felt a lot of pain in my neck and back’
The two-time WorldSBK champion admitted day one of the Jerez test did not go to plan after suffering with pain in his neck and back.
Andrea Iannone bullish after ‘real WorldSBK debut’: ‘Maybe I didn’t lose a lot, I’m confident’
Andrea Iannone is feeling confident after making an impressive start to WorldSBK testing at Jerez.
Toprak Razgatlioglu hits back at people who said ‘BMW’s not ready to have a championship bike’
The new BMW rider made a very good start to the Jerez WorldSBK test and claimed people’s perception of the M 1000 RR is wrong.
Nicolo Bulega after perfect opening day at Jerez WorldSBK test: ‘I can be competitive’
Nicolo Bulega made a statement on the opening day of WorldSBK testing at Jerez as he topped the timingsheets by over a second.
Danilo Petrucci: ‘Alvaro Bautista the favourite, four or five kilos won’t change the cards’
The Barni Ducati rider does not expect fellow Panigale V4 R rider Alvaro Bautista to surrender his status as favourite for the 2024 WorldSBK campaign.
Nicolo Bulega: 2024 ‘will be a very important year for me’
The WorldSBK rookie says the 2024 season will be ‘very important’ as he gets set for his first season alongside two-time champion Alvaro Bautista.
Dominique Aegerter declared unfit for opening day of Jerez WorldSBK test
The former two-time WorldSSP champion will take no part in the remainder of day-one in Jerez due to illness.
2024 WorldSBK Test Jerez, Spain - Day One Results
Nicolo Bulega made a superb start to pre-season testing as he topped day one of the WorldSBK test at Jerez.
Alvaro Bautista on WorldSBK rider-bike weight limit: ‘It’s more difficult in the fast corners’
Two-time WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista says the new rider and bike weight limit will make it especially hard for him this season.
Only three riders missing as WorldSBK gears up for first test of 2024 today
The opening pre-season test of 2024 is today, as Alvaro Bautista, Toprak Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea will lead a star-studded line-up.
Gigi Dall’Igna: ‘We have to find six kilos to put on Alvaro Bautista’s bike’
Gigi Dall’Igna says the new rider and bike weight limit rule in WorldSBK could result in them adding six kilos, depending on Alvaro Bautista’s bike.
WorldSBK: Alvaro Bautista: ‘It’s not a target to win three in a row'
Alvaro Bautista says he’s fully focused on himself ahead of defending his WorldSBK title for the second consecutive season.
WorldSBK: Kenan Sofuoglu: ‘Very difficult to beat Alvaro Bautista, but I believe in Toprak Razgatlioglu’
Toprak Razgatlioglu moving to BMW has done little to dampen Kenan Sofuoglu’s expectations, as the former Supersport great expects him to fight for WorldSBK wins from the outset in 2024.
WorldSBK: Axel Bassani: “I have a lot to learn in my first year as a factory rider”
Axel Bassani says the objective in his first season as a factory rider in WorldSBK is to learn as much as possible.
WorldSBK: Garrett Gerloff and Scott Redding on what ‘hugely talented’ Toprak Razgatlioglu can bring to BMW
Garrett Gerloff and Scott Redding believe Toprak Razgatlioglu is the perfect rider to push forward BMW’s WorldSBK project.
Ducati on 2024 WorldSBK expectations: ‘Difficult to imagine doing better’
Ducati's Gigi Dall’Igna says achieving more than the 2023 WorldSBK campaign is ‘difficult to imagine’.
WorldSBK: Nicolo Bulega: “I’ll be suffering because Alvaro will be fast all the time”
Nicolo Bulega has arguably the toughest challenge on his hands this season, which is contending with two-time WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista as his team-mate.
WorldSBK: Kenan Sofuoglu: ‘I think BMW is the one that can beat Ducati, we can be champions’
Kenan Sofuoglu believes 2021 WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu has landed with the right manufacturer to overhaul Ducati.
FIRST LOOK: Alvaro Bautista and Nicolo Bulega unveil 2024 Ducati
Alvaro Bautista and rookie WorldSBK team-mate Nicolo Bulega have taken the covers off their 2024 Ducati machine.
WorldSBK: Garrett Gerloff: ‘I want a damn podium, bad! But it’s going to be tough’
Garrett Gerloff wants to build on his first season with BMW by becoming a consistent challenger for WorldSBK podiums in 2024.
Toprak: ‘When Bautista was with Honda no one remembered him’
Toprak Razgatlioglu says it will only take two or three races to understand if he can fight for the WorldSBK title in 2024.
WorldSBK: BMW: ‘Agenda for new test team is simple, develop new solutions’
BMW’s new WorldSBK test line-up of Bradley Smith and Sylvain Guintoli is the strongest of any manufacturer, and Christian Gonschor admits that limited test time will need to be used wisely.
BMW: ‘Expectation from Michael Van Der Mark is to follow Toprak Razgatlioglu over the line’
Shaun Muir says Michael Van Der Mark expects to push Toprak Razgatlioglu very closely in the 2024 WorldSBK campaign.