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Michael Ruben Rinaldi: 2024 “the toughest season in WorldSBK for me”
Michael Ruben Rinaldi admits the 2024 WorldSBK season has so far been ‘the toughest’ of his career.
“Success is a must in WorldSBK” before moving to MotoGP, say BMW
BMW are expected to make a push to join MotoGP, but not before success in WorldSBK is had first.
Danilo Petrucci: “It’s nice to watch WorldSBK, at least 12 riders can get a podium”
“It’s nice to watch WorldSBK, there are at least 12 different riders who can get on the podium” - Danilo Petrucci.
Danilo Petrucci provides fresh update: ‘I’m losing quite a lot of weight’
Danilo Petrucci has provided another update about his condition as he admits to losing ‘quite a lot of weight’.
Andrea Iannone: ‘I wouldn’t have continued if I finished 15th’
Andrea Iannone admits “if I hadn’t been competitive, I wouldn’t have continued” in WorldSBK.
Toprak Razgatlioglu reveals all: “Yamaha didn’t have a plan to take me to MotoGP”
Toprak Razgatlioglu has revealed that Yamaha had no concrete plan to ‘take me to MotoGP’.
WorldSBK and Mangy-Cours extend partnership until 2027
WorldSBK will continue to race at Magny-Cours for the next four years.
BMW in awe as Toprak Razgatlioglu providing "special times"
Toprak Razgatlioglu has three wins to his name in just three WorldSBK rounds with BMW.
Work completed at Cremona circuit ahead of WorldSBK debut
The Cremona circuit has undergone its final preparations ahead of hosting round ten of the 2024 WorldSBK season.
Tarran Mackenzie “doing a pretty good job with what we’ve got”
Tarran Mackenzie made a breakthrough at the recent Assen WorldSBK round but admits his next goal is the top ten.
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.
Andrea Iannone, Alvaro Bautista and Alex Lowes give updates on WorldSBK futures
‘I’m happy I’m being spoken about, if I’m on top I have many chances’ - Andrea Iannone.
Iker Lecuona provides update on expected WorldSBK return
Iker Lecuona targets a return to WorldSBK action in late May.
Alvaro Bautista: Toprak ‘slower than last year in flowing areas’
Despite beating him to victory in Race 2 at Assen, Alvaro Bautista says Toprak Razgatlioglu is ‘slower’ in some areas with the BMW than he was with Yamaha.
Andrea Iannone has ‘received a bit of support from Ducati, but I need more’
Andrea Iannone says discussions with Ducati have been had regarding support at GoEleven.
Jonathan Rea: To win with Yamaha ‘everyone has to take responsibility for that’
Despite a pole position, ‘I expected to be much more competitive’ - Jonathan Rea.
Toprak Razgatlioglu: ‘Everyone started to sing ‘Toprak, Toprak, I almost cried’
Toprak Razgatlioglu recalls the support he received in Assen, admitting it nearly brought him to tears.
Official: Bimota return to WSBK, forming new team with Kawasaki
New team will run a bike with a Bimota chassis with a Kawasaki engine
Michael Van Der Mark on battle with Toprak: ‘I made a cheeky pass to wake him up’
Michael Van Der Mark carried on his momentum from Barcelona after challenging for the podium in Assen.
Nicolo Bulega: Rear tyre ‘completely finished’ in Superpole Race, ‘Alvaro really fast’
Nicolo Bulega loses out on Superpole victory in Assen after destroying the rear tyre.
Andrea Iannone: “We want and need to fight for victories”
Andrea Iannone rebounds from a Race 1 crash to finish fourth, but the Ducati rider wants to start winning.
Alvaro Bautista in no ‘hurry to make a decision’ over WorldSBK future
Alvaro Bautista is fully focused on the 2024 WorldSBK campaign amid talk of his future.
Marc Bongers after BMW’s latest win: ‘We can smell the very top, Toprak got it perfect’
Marc Bongers admits Toprak Razgatlioglu was perfect during Race 2 of the Assen WorldSBK round.
Remy Gardner felt ‘discarded as a rider with how MotoGP career went’
Remy Gardner admits thoughts of retirement came into his head during his time in MotoGP.