Ducati WorldSBK

Despite former team-mate Scott Redding trying to convince Chaz Davies to become a rider coach at BMW following his glittering WorldSBK career, the Welsh rider remained at Ducati after claiming he had ‘doubts about BMW’.

Whether he feels respected by his rivals or not, WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista says ‘it’s not my problem if they don’t want to see the reality’.

Alvaro Bautista believes ‘a space in Ducati history’ will be reserved to him after winning the Italian manufacturer’s first WorldSBK title in 11 years.

Danilo Petrucci has revealed a lack of ‘technical guarantees’ was the reason for switching MotoAmerica for WorldSBK in 2023.

Alvaro Bautista is your new WorldSBK champion after finishing second in Race 2 at Mandalika behind Toprak Razgatlioglu.

Particularly fast over one lap, WorldSBK series leader Alvaro Bautista looks to be in contention for victory again in Mandalika after topping Friday practice.

WorldSBK series leader Alvaro Bautista jokes ‘I need that Yamaha don’t help Toprak Razgatlioglu’ as conversations with Ducati Corse General Manager, Gigi Dall’Igna, are taking place after each race in order to improve the Panigale V4 R for 2023.

Jonathan Rea has asked Kawasaki to bring more power to its ZX-10RR next season after calling his attempts to battle WorldSBK series leader Alvaro Bautista ‘demoralising’ in Portimao.

Current WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu has claimed Ducati has ‘too much power’ after Alvaro Bautista once again showed alarming speed differences between the two bikes at Portimao.

Without a WorldSBK victory since round three of the season in Estoril, Jonathan Rea’s hopes of becoming a seven-time Superbike champion appear to be getting smaller with each race that goes by.

Results from Superpole qualifying, round seven of the 2022 WorldSBK championship at Magny-Cours, France. 

Scott Redding and Toprak Razgatlioglu weren’t the only WorldSBK riders to be involved in a heated battle during race one as Michael Ruben Rinaldi took aim at Andrea Locatelli after the Pata Yamaha rider’s aggressive first lap overtake. 

Alvaro Bautista has reiterated his desire to only return to MotoGP as part of a factory deal, confirming he will continue competing in the World Superbike Championship with Ducati until that occurs.