Axel Bassani
Alex Lowes: “Toprak is really able to extract a lot from the BMW”
Alex Lowes pinpoints Toprak Razgatlioglu and Alvaro Bautista as the main riders to beat at Misano.
Axel Bassani admits ‘the level of WorldSBK isn’t helping’ adaptation to Kawasaki
Axel Bassani says his difficult spell with Kawasaki has been made harder by the level of competitiveness in WorldSBK.
Alex Lowes: ‘We can fight for the podium’, Axel Bassani Assen ‘a difficult one’
Alex Lowes is hoping to continue his excellent start to the 2024 WorldSBK season at Assen.
Marco Melandri helping Axel Bassani: ‘I have a lot of experience to help him’
Marco Melandri was a keen observer at the Catalunya WorldSBK test after serving as a rider coach for Axel Bassani.
Alex Lowes: New track surface ‘1.5 seconds faster than the past’
Alex Lowes says the new Phillip Island track surface is yielding faster lap times of around 1.5 seconds quicker than previous seasons.
Axel Bassani ‘starting to feel good’ with Kawasaki, ‘we’re slowly catching Alex Lowes’
Axel Bassani endured two difficult pre-season WorldSBK tests, but the Italian feels as though he’s turning a corner.
Alex Lowes: Factory Ducati ‘is a special bit of kit, best bike on the grid’
Alex Lowes believes Ducati are still the manufacturer to beat in WorldSBK after Nicolo Bulega’s impressive pre-season form.
Axel Bassani says change from Ducati to Kawasaki ‘not easy’, have to improve ‘everywhere’
The former Motocorsa Ducati rider has not found the transition from Ducati to Kawasaki as easy as hoped for.