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WorldSBK: Andrea Locatelli on 2023 season: ‘I would like to restart from zero’
While 2023 was Andrea Locatelli’s best season in WorldSBK, the Italian feels he could have achieved more.
Orelac on WorldSBK exit: “Made no sense to continue with Kawasaki”
Orelac Racing Verdnatura will not be on the 2024 WorldSBK grid after ending their participation with Kawasaki.
WorldSBK: Alvaro Bautista on Imola crash: ‘I didn’t have a good appreciation of the reality’
Alvaro Bautista says his worst moment of the 2023 WorldSBK season was his crash at Imola, a moment that reignited the championship fight.
WorldSBK: Jonathan Rea on leaving Kawasaki: ‘I wish to be world champion again’
Jonathan Rea says leaving Kawasaki for Yamaha ‘felt so strange’ but that becoming a seven-time WorldSBK champion was behind his decision.
WorldSBK: Scott Redding: Toprak Razgatlioglu ‘has something that sets him apart from everyone else’
Scott Redding believes Toprak Razgatlioglu’s unique riding style could serve BMW well in their bid to move closer to the front of WorldSBK.
WorldSBK: Jonathan Rea: Insecurities ‘were gone after first run’ on the Yamaha
Six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea says swapping Kawasaki for Yamaha ‘was always going to be a big change’, but that his insecurities have already gone.
WorldSBK: Chaz Davies set for full-time return to racing in MotoE
Former WorldSBK rider Chaz Davies looks set to make a full-time return to racing with Aruba.it Ducati’s new MotoE team.
Five predictions for the 2024 WorldSBK season
Ahead of what could be the best season ever in WorldSBK, Crash.net makes five predictions for the 2024 season.
Why Toprak Razgatlioglu can shock Alvaro Bautista and win the WorldSBK title in first season with BMW
Toprak Razgatlioglu will have a new bike, new team and more rivals than ever in 2024, but here’s why we think he can win the 2024 WorldSBK title.
Grading every rider from the 2023 WorldSBK season as Bautista earns A+
Crash.net grades every rider from the 2023 WorldSBK season, as two men secure an A.
Andrea Iannone: ‘After 4 long and difficult years, I am free again’
Andrea Iannone’s four-year ban for an anti-doping violation has officially expired.
WorldSBK: Michael Rinaldi: “I want to approach the weekends in a calmer way”
Michael Rinaldi says his aim for the 2024 WorldSBK season is to be calmer heading into each round.
WorldSBK: Axel Bassani: “The best rider was Toprak Razgatlioglu, expected more from Michael Rinaldi”
Axel Bassani says Toprak Razgatlioglu was the best rider in 2023, not WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista.
WorldSBK: Alvaro Bautista: “Toprak Razgatlioglu never made mistakes, his performance was unbelievable”
Alvaro Bautista says he was pushed harder than ever before during his 2023 WorldSBK title fight with Toprak Razgatlioglu.
Alvaro Bautista: I’ll struggle more in ‘24, Toprak Razgatlioglu will fight for title with BMW
Alvaro Bautista, who won 27 of 36 races en route to his second World Superbike crown, expects to struggle more in 2024.
WorldSBK: Ben Spies: Toprak Razgatlioglu ‘almost on par with Marc Marquez in terms of talent’
Ben Spies believes 2021 WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu is on par with Marc Marquez in terms of talent.
WorldSBK: Jonathan Rea surprised Honda ‘hasn’t made a step forward’
Jonathan Rea called Honda’s lack of progress the biggest surprise from the 2023 WorldSBK season.
Toprak: “If we had more power I would have easily fought for the title”
Toprak Razgatlioglu is convinced he could have beaten Alvaro Bautista to the 2023 WorldSBK title had his Yamaha had more power.
BMW: Toprak Razgatlioglu has ‘adapted well to the bike’
BMW are confident that Toprak Razgatlioglu can lead them to greater WorldSBK success in 2024 after seeing him ‘adapt well’ to the M 1000 RR.
WorldSBK: Toprak Razgatlioglu ‘enjoying the BMW’ after ‘big improvements’ found in Valencia
Toprak Razgatlioglu says ‘big improvements’ have been made following a spontaneous WorldSBK test at Valencia.
Sylvain Guintoli, Bradley Smith join new BMW WorldSBK test team
Already boosted by the arrival of former world champion Toprak Razgatlioglu, BMW has announced the signing of ex-MotoGP riders Sylvain Guintoli and Bradley Smith for its new WorldSBK test team.
WorldSBK: Dani Pedrosa: Andrea Iannone ‘will have a good chance to race at the front’
Dani Pedrosa believes Andrea Iannone could be running at the front of WorldSBK races in 2024.
WorldSBK: Andrea Dovizioso: Michael Ruben Rinaldi’s ‘problem was Alvaro Bautista’, less pressure ‘not a reality…’
Andrea Dovizioso expects fellow Italian riders Michael Ruben Rinaldi and Andrea Iannone to have success in WorldSBK next season, but how much remains a question mark.
WorldSBK: Sam Lowes already ‘on the level I need to be in some areas’
Sam Lowes says his first test aboard a Ducati WorldSBK machine ‘was very positive’ despite tricky conditions.