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Sam Lowes makes WorldSBK future commitment with new two-year deal
Sam Lowes has re-signed with the Marc VDS team to continue in WorldSBK for two more seasons.

Double change at MIE Honda as Tarran Mackenzie replacement revealed
Tito Rabat and Ivo Lopes will line up for MIE Honda at the UK WorldSBK.

Bimota has “two of the top five riders” in WorldSBK
Bimota WorldSBK boss Guim Roda says Alex Lowes and Axel Bassani are among the top-five riders in the series.

Alvaro Bautista labels WorldSBK weight rules “discrimination”
Alvaro Bautista says the minimum weight rules in WorldSBK are “discrimination”.
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Bimota WorldSBK target “not podiums, it’s the top five”: “We need some more power”
The Bimota WorldSBK bike needs “some more horsepower”, says Team Principal Guim Roda.

“Hard to stay positive” for Garrett Gerloff in early races of Kawasaki WorldSBK adaptation
Garrett Gerloff says the competitiveness of WorldSBK in 2025 “makes it hard to stay positive”.

Garrett Gerloff confirms 2026 WorldSBK future: "We all want to keep developing the bike"
Garrett Gerloff has re-signed with the Kawasaki WorldSBK Team for the 2026 World Superbike Championship.

WorldSBK riders get first taste of Balaton Park: “I simply don’t like it”
A number of WorldSBK riders were able to get to Balaton Park this week to try the circuit ahead of its debut round in July.
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Go Eleven Ducati consider a surprise name to replace Andrea Iannone
Andrea Iannone's World Superbike Championship future has a question mark

Tarran Mackenzie splits with MIE Honda WorldSBK team
The MIE Honda WorldSBK team has announced that it has parted ways with Tarran Mackenzie.

Yamaha looking for Jonathan Rea to “adapt his style” to WorldSBK R1
Niccolo Canepa says Jonathan Rea “has still not been able to adapt his style” to the Yamaha R1 in WorldSBK.

Bimota shows signs of addressing key Kawasaki WorldSBK weakness
Alex Lowes took positivity from the performance of the Bimota KB998 at a hot Misano WorldSBK.
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Jonathan Rea ponders WorldSBK future: “There’s a couple of seats available”
Jonathan Rea says it could take “weeks or months before everything gets settled” as he considers his WorldSBK future.

“Rookie mistake” led to Axel Bassani, Nicolo Bulega Misano WorldSBK crash
Nicolo Bulega says his crash with Axel Bassani at the Misano WorldSBK was caused by a “rookie mistake”.

Michelin agree five-year deal to become WorldSBK tyre supplier from 2027
Michelin will be WorldSBK's official tyre supplier from 2027

Two MotoGP veterans in queue for coveted Ducati Superbikes seat
Vacant seat at Aruba.it Ducati in 2026 WorldSBK
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Sour end to Misano WorldSBK for Jonathan Rea after “good” feeling in Superpole Race
Jonathan Rea says his Race 2 crash at the Misano WorldSBK was “strange”.

WorldSBK announces death of marshal after Emilia-Romagna Round
WorldSBK has announced the death of a 65-year-old marshal after the Emilia-Romagna Round.

Axel Bassani “so sorry” for Nicolo Bulega crash: “He’s fighting for something important”
Axel Bassani says he’s “sorry” for crashing with Nicolo Bulega in the Misano WorldSBK Superpole Race.

Nicolo Bulega, Axel Bassani Misano WorldSBK crash to be “heavy” in championship fight
Nicolo Bulega says his DNF in the Misano WorldSBK Superpole Race could be “heavy” at the end of the season.
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Extra “home race” importance for Toprak Razgatlioglu Misano WorldSBK treble
Toprak Razgatlioglu says there is added importance to his three Misano WorldSBK wins because “it’s Ducati’s home race”.

Toprak Razgatlioglu “sad” for Nicolo Bulega after Misano WorldSBK Superpole Race crash
Toprak Razgatlioglu says he’s “very sad” for Nicolo Bulega after the Italian DNF’d in the Misano WorldSBK Superpole Race.

Misano “not my favourite track” but WorldSBK podium “like a dream” for Danilo Petrucci
Danilo Petrucci says it was “like a dream” to finish on the WorldSBK Race 1 podium at Misano.

Alvaro Bautista “not happy” with P6 at Misano WorldSBK: “I didn’t have any grip”
Alvaro Bautista says he had no grip “from the beginning to the end” as he slumped to sixth in Misano WorldSBK Race 1.
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