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WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista has again hit out at those claiming his Ducati Panigale V4 R is the main reason for his success, and has invited everyone ‘to ride this bike’.

Jonathan Rea has conceded that without major upgrades from Kawasaki, fighting for WorldSBK wins is more a dream than reality at present.

Toprak Razgatlioglu admits his lack of overtaking in Race 1 and the Superpole Race at the Dutch WorldSBK round forced him into being more aggressive in Race 2.

Axel Bassani was demoted one position in Race 2 of the Assen WorldSBK round following a clash with Dominique Aegerter.

Jonathan Rea has seen his faint WorldSBK title hopes all but disappear after another Race 2 crash, this time at his beloved Assen.

Michael Van Der Mark’s home WorldSBK round in Assen ended in disaster after the Dutch rider suffered a brutal highside on lap two.

Kenan Sofuoglu has given his views on where Toprak Razgatlioglu could ride in 2024, and why his preference is for the 2021 WorldSBK champion not to join MotoGP.

Alvaro Bautista claims his current pace in WorldSBK is the limit of what he can do, although it appears as though more isn’t needed following another dominant weekend.

Results from Race 2, round 3 of the 2023 World Superbike championship at Assen, Netherlands.

Results from the Superpole Race, round 3 of the 2023 World Superbike championship at Assen, Netherlands.

Six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea says the likes of himself and Toprak Razgatlioglu are not blowing up in races trying to beat Alvaro Bautista, but rather that the Ducati rider, along with his team are simply doing a better job of keeping their pace ‘over longer distance’.

Alvaro Bautista recovered from a three-place grid penalty in the Tissot Superpole session to win his sixth WorldSBK race of the season, after an early battle with Jonathan Rea.

Results from Race 1, round 3 of the 2023 World Superbike championship at Assen, Netherlands.

Results from Superpole, round 3 of the 2023 World Superbike championship at Assen, Netherlands.

Results from Free Practice 3, round 3 of the 2023 World Superbike championship at Assen, Netherlands.

Results from Free Practice 2, round 3 of the 2023 World Superbike championship at Assen, Netherlands.

Alvaro Bautista has opened the door to leaving Ducati despite winning five of the first six WorldSBK races this season.

Following a disastrous start to the 2022 WorldSBK campaign, BMW Team Principal Shaun Muir has come to the defence of his rider Scott Redding.

Keith Huewen believes the coming-together between WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea at Assen was a ‘racing incident’. This comes after both riders placed blame on one-another.

After two tough years in MotoGP, Iker Lecuona is feeling valued in WorldSBK as Honda ‘believed in me from the moment I arrived’.

After calling their clash a ‘racing incident’ in the immediate aftermath, WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu has since claimed Jonathan Rea was at fault for their race two crash in Assen.

Results from Race Two at Assen, round two of the 2022 World Superbike championship.

Following another epic showdown between the top three WorldSBK riders in the world, Jonathan Rea has finally got his hands on the cake he wanted after winning his 100th race with Kawasaki. 

Results from the Superpole race at Assen, round two of the 2022 World Superbike championship.