WSBK Interviews

It's brutal out there... and we don't mean on the track. Indeed, it is one thing to fight a rival in the heat of battle, but - as GRT Yamaha WorldSBK rider Garrett Gerloff tells Crash.net's Ollie Barstow - the low-side of trolling is forcing riders to protect their health off track too. 

If I were to describe WorldSBK Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu as motorcycle racing’s new Rock ‘n’ Roll superstar, would I be hitting the right note?

Here it is… Crash.net’s full interview with six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea, who discusses everything from battling Toprak Razgatlioglu for the 2021 title, missing out on the chance to compete in MotoGP, the ‘legend’ that is Valentino Rossi and much more.

‘He’s too good for World Superbikes’

Tommy Bridewell believes there are few riders who would have accepted the last-minute offer to race in the World Superbike Championship with an unfamiliar team at Ducati’s home round, but says his eye-catching performance vindicates his decision to jump on a plane and give his career an internati

World Superbike technical director Scott Smart has his say on the Jonathan Rea factor, the pros and cons of the shaken-up race weekend format and the changes at Honda.

World Superbike technical director Scott Smart lays out the pros and cons in the arguments to bring in a single-specification ECU, the health of the production series in the boom of MotoGP and the Jonathan Rea factor.

Since stepping up to become a crew chief at the factory Kawasaki World Superbike team in 2010, Riba has formed an unbeatable partnership with Jonathan Rea when the Northern Irish rider signed for the team in 2015.

Having joined Red Bull Honda as its lead rider after its torrid 2017, Leon Camier explains the state of play at the team and the development road ahead.   Hello Leon, how are things and how’s the body?

For any fan watching World Superbike racing in the 1990s the #111 will always be synonymous with one man.

Chaz Davies chats about his recent rise in World Superbikes, a Ducati MotoGP test and what he thinks of Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes.

"Unfortunately this condition is still effecting me a lot both physically and mentally..." - Tom Sykes.

An exclusive interview with 2013 World Superbike champion Tom Sykes on adapting to new rules in 2017, his rivalry with Jonathan Rea and targeting a second world title

An exclusive interview with two-time and defending World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea on preparing for 2017 and the hunt for a third consecutive world title

An exclusive interview with Nicky Hayden on his maiden World Superbike campaign, hopes for 2017 and his view on the race 2 grid shake-up.

"The effort we're doing is as full factory as anything gets" - Mick Shanley on new SMR Aprilia WorldSBK project.

"My realistic options are the NW200 and the Isle Of Man TT, maybe doing the Suzuka 8 hour and also riding in a three round Chinese championship." - Josh Brookes

An exclusive interview with Aruba.it Racing Ducati's Chaz Davies on what caused his untouchable form after the summer break, his undying competitive edge and future MotoGP aspirations

An exclusive interview with two-time AMA Superbike champion Cameron Beaubier on his route through the racing ranks, being Marc Marquez's team-mate and aims for World Superbikes.

Tom Sykes' crew chief Marcel Duinker talks about how things have changed in 2016, the 'healthy rivalry' between his rider and Jonathan Rea and his reasons for staying in World Superbikes.

"We actually did very similar times to Davide and Chaz so it's looking good" - Marco Melandri.

"We would like to position WorldSBK as a platform for young [Malaysian] riders to pry their talent before going into MotoGP"

Michael Laverty casts his eye over the 2016 World Superbike riding techniques.

"There's a lot of potential, but we need a lot more power"- Leon Camier.