WSBK News

Sam Lowes feels he’s riding ‘better than ever’ in Moto2 but accepts he won’t get another MotoGP chance and admits World Superbike is ‘on his radar’ - but will it happen for 2024?

Former Grand Prix racer and world champion Freddie Spencer believes Le Mans was an indication of how MotoGP stewarding will look going forward.

Franco Morbidelli would like to remain a factory Yamaha MotoGP rider in 2024, but says if he has to leave then staying in the premier class is his main objective.

Michael Ruben Rinaldi says his mistake at the Misano WorldSBK round in Race 2 was due to carrying too much speed in the slipstream of Toprak Razgatlioglu.

Danilo Petrucci believes he was unfairly treated during the Superpole Race at Misano after receiving a Long Lap penalty due to causing a crash with fellow WorldSBK rookies Dominique Aegerter and Remy Gardner.

Jonathan Rea says the harsh reality in WorldSBK right now is that he and Kawasaki should not be expecting to fight for wins.

In the form of his life and running away with his WorldSBK title defence, Alvaro Bautista has admitted he’s keen to jump aboard Ducati’s MotoGP bike.

Andrea Iannone has dropped his biggest hint yet that a return to world championship racing in 2024 is his main goal, with WorldSBK seen as the likely destination.

Toprak Razgatlioglu saw his best chance of beating Alvaro Bautista on track this season disappear when red flags were waved in Sunday’s Misano Superpole race.

Jonathan Rea lost further ground in the 2023 World Superbike title fight after being left without a podium to show for his Misano efforts.

With rumours of Toprak Razgatlioglu taking over Franco Morbidelli’s Yamaha MotoGP ride extinguished by the Turkish star’s BMW move, might Morbidelli now be a contender to succeed Razgatlioglu in WorldSBK?

A 'chaotic' Misano WorldSBK Superpole race saw Danilo Petrucci penalised for an incident with Dominique Aegerter and Remy Gardner, then left fearing he had broken a femur after crashing out with Iker Lecuona.

Yamaha have confirmed that Andrea Locatelli rejected an offer from ‘a very strong competitor’ to stay with the Japanese manufacturer in WorldSBK.

Iker Lecuona will not take part in Race 2 of the Misano WorldSBK round following a collision with Danilo Petrucci in the Superpole Race.

After attempting to stay in the fight for the podium, six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea was left with no choice but to try and hang on for fifth.

Alvaro Bautista’s dominant 2023 WorldSBK campaign continued in Race 1 at Misano as he cleared off ahead of teammate Michael Ruben Rinaldi.

Alex Lowes says he needs to fight brother Sam Lowes for a job next season, after admitting the Moto2 rider wants to join WorldSBK.

Jonathan Rea believes a multitude of things held him back on the opening day of WorldSBK action at Misano, after finishing ninth on combined times.

Kenan Sofuoglu says Yamaha ‘hasn’t allowed us to start testing early’, and that 2021 WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu will have to wait until after this season.

Paul Denning says Yamaha’s 2021 WorldSBK title win was in part because of the unique talent that is Toprak Razgatlioglu, but that the level of performance from the R1 was just as important a factor.

At two completely different ends of the spectrum through four WorldSBK rounds in 2023, Jonathan Rea and Alvaro Bautista have given their thoughts ahead of the Misano round.

Scott Redding has paused the excitement surrounding Toprak Razgatlioglu's move BMW for the 2024 WorldSBK season by calling the move a ‘mystery’, while also saying ‘I don’t know what he can bring’.

‘This partnership came together to be champions’ - Kenan Sofuoglu is convinced that Toprak Razgatlioglu will take BMW to the top of WorldSBK.

Toprak Razgatlioglu remains convinced that he can challenge Alvaro Bautista for the WorldSBK title, despite the Ducati rider winning 11 of the first 12 races.