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Imola World Superbike FP1 Results: Toprak Razgatlioglu holds off Jonathan Rea, Alvaro Bautista third
Results from Free Practice 1, round eight of the 2023 World Superbike Championship at Imola, Italy.
WorldSBK Imola: Toprak Razgatlioglu: “I hope to fight for the win, I am only looking at Jonathan Rea”
Toprak Razgatlioglu has made a bold statement by admitting his eyes are mainly focused on Jonathan Rea, and not WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista at Imola.
WorldSBK Imola: Alvaro Bautista: “The only expectation I have for this weekend are battles”
Alvaro Bautista is expecting to face a tough challenge from the likes of Jonathan Rea and Toprak Razgatlioglu during this weekend’s Imola WorldSBK round.
WorldSBK Imola: Scott Redding: “I think on Sunday, there’ll be an announcement”
Will Scott Redding stay at BMW for the 2024 World Superbike season?
Imola WorldSBK: Alex Lowes: "We’ve been dreaming for a long time, Sam will be strong in WorldSBK"
As not just brothers, but twins, Sam and Alex Lowes “have been dreaming since we were kids” of racing together one day.
Official: Sam Lowes to World Superbike with Marc VDS, Ducati
Marc VDS has confirmed that it will enter the 2024 World Superbike championship, running its Moto2 star Sam Lowes on Ducati machinery.
2023 WorldSBK rev limits: Ducati loses another 250 rpm, Kawasaki increase
Ducati and Kawasaki will have another change of maximum rpm at this weekend’s Imola World Superbike round.
Sam Lowes: Great time to join WorldSBK, sets targets for ‘end to my GP career’
Sam Lowes will call time on a ten-year grand prix career when he switches to the World Superbike championship with Marc VDS for 2024.
WorldSBK: Jonathan Rea had “thoughts about retiring, but right now I’m so motivated to win”
Jonathan Rea admits he’s previously had thoughts about retiring but that returning to winning ways in WorldSBK remains his main focus.
WorldSBK: Garrett Gerloff on 2021 struggles: “I hated racing, I wanted to quit”
Garrett Gerloff says his struggles during the 2021 WorldSBK season nearly made him quit racing.
WorldSBK: Iker Lecuona has “never watched a race at Imola, I literally know nothing”
Iker Lecuona says learning a new track is ‘normally not that challenging for me’, although he also admitted he knows nothing about Imola, which plays host to round eight of the 2023 WorldSBK championship this weekend.
Alex Lowes received offers from different championships, except MotoGP
Alex Lowes says he was offered the chance to leave WorldSBK for ‘other championships’, before remaining with Kawasaki for 2024.
WorldSBK: Jonathan Rea: “We want to capitalise on these next two rounds”
Jonathan Rea is hoping to produce similar results to what he achieved at Donington Park, during this weekend’s Italian WorldSBK round at Imola.
WorldSBK: Leon Haslam replaces Tom Sykes, Michael Van Der Mark at Imola
Leon Haslam will make his return to WorldSBK action at Imola after being called up by the factory BMW team.
WorldSBK: Leon Camier confirms Honda wants to keep Iker Lecuona, Xavi Vierge
Leon Camier says Team HRC would like to continue with their current WorldSBK line-up of Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge next season.
WorldSBK: Garrett Gerloff: “Imola looks epic”, makes comparison to MotoAmerica tracks
Garrett Gerloff is hoping to be competitive during this weekend’s eighth round of the 2023 WorldSBK campaign at Imola, after comparing the Italian circuit to those back home in the USA.
WorldSBK: Tom Sykes released from hospital after suffering 13 fractures in the right rib cage
After a week in hospital, 2013 WorldSBK champion Tom Sykes has been released from hospital following his huge highside at Donington Park.
WorldSBK: Motoxracing boss wants to keep Bradley Ray, but is Andrea Iannone an option?
Motoxracing Yamaha have confirmed that keeping Bradley Ray for the 2024 WorldSBK campaign is of interest to them.
WorldSBK riders Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge both fail to hit “target lap time” at Suzuka 8 hour test
WorldSBK rider Iker Lecuona admits he’s not worried about hitting the lap times needed to be competitive at the Suzuka 8 hour race later this year.
WorldSBK: Garrett Gerloff having “fun racing for the first time in a while” at BMW
After making the switch from GRT Yamaha to the Bonovo Action BMW team for the 2023 WorldSBK season, Garrett Gerloff has admitted that he’s having fun on a more consistent basis.
WorldSBK: Michael Ruben Rinaldi suffers no “long-term damage” from Donington Park accident
Michael Ruben Rinaldi will be assessed again next week as he aims to take part in the second of two home WorldSBK rounds.
Donington Park WorldSBK: Loris Baz: Tom Sykes accident “was so scary, consequence could have been much worse”
Loris Baz says Tom Sykes’ massive highside at the British WorldSBK round was “so scary” after it forced him and Michael Ruben Rinaldi to be involved in the accident.
Donington Park WorldSBK: Philipp Oettl says “it’s time to show results” amid rumours surrounding his Ducati future
Philipp Oettl says he has the bike to challenge for podiums and that only results will dictate his WorldSBK future.
WorldSBK: Jonathan Rea: “A tall order to win any race this year", Alex Lowes a better choice than Scott Redding, Axel Bassani
Jonathan Rea says the reality of Kawasaki’s current position in WorldSBK means winning a single race in 2023 will be difficult.