WSBK News

Axel Bassani admits he would have been left working on a construction site with his father had he not been competitive in WorldSBK.

Troy Corser believes Remy Gardner can be a big success in WorldSBK after learning ‘a lot in MotoGP’, however, the former world champion believes Superbikes are ‘probably’ harder to ride than MotoGP machines.

Remy Gardner believes KTM ‘did me a favour’ by leaving him out of its MotoGP plans, while Ducati expressed WorldSBK interest before electing to sign with Yamaha for the 2023 season.

Toprak Razgatlioglu chooses not to answer when asked if there’s another WorldSBK machine he would like to try.

After ten full seasons in Moto3, John McPhee will take part in his first WorldSSP campaign with Kawasaki in 2023, ahead of trying to secure a move to WorldSBK.

Leandro Mercado might have taken part in his final WorldSBK race after signing with Kawasaki in the German Superbike series.

Jonathan Rea has opened the door to remaining at Kawasaki for the rest of his WorldSBK career before switching to a test rider, ambassador or team management role after his career is over.

Iker Lecuona claims Alvaro Bautista is tailor-made for the Ducati but not the Honda, due to the 2022 WorldSBK champion’s style of riding.

Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge become the latest riders to address whether a weight limit should be introduced to WorldSBK, with the former also taking aim at Scott Redding.

Loris Baz claims he could ‘never fully trust’ the BMW M 1000 RR in 2022 and that big changes are needed with regards to electronics and the chassis, if they’re going to be a competitive force in WorldSBK.

A six-time WorldSBK champion and the greatest to ever race Superbike machinery, Jonathan Rea has not been without his challengers, one of which could leave him ‘intimidated’ during a last-lap battle.

After a challenging 2022 WorldSBK season with BMW, Scott Redding is keen to be back fighting at the front in 2023, where he believes he should be.

Jonathan Rea believes WorldSBK is close to implementing a weight limit that could heavily impact world champion Alvaro Bautista.

Scott Redding says no rider in WorldSBK ‘can do what Toprak Razgatlioglu is doing’, whilst joking that team-mate Michael Van Der Mark is the dirtiest rider on the grid.

The 2023 WorldSBK line-up will consist of 23 riders after confirmation of the official entry list.

After suffering one of his worst seasons in WorldSBK, Loris Baz has claimed BMW’s competition did a better job of improving their package throughout the season.

While wet conditions may have affected the second consecutive WorldSBK test at Jerez, Toprak Razgatlioglu was able to make significant progress in an area that has previously been a struggle.

Following Danilo Petrucci’s 2023 World Superbike move, Josh Herrin is to take over the Italian’s Warhorse Ducati seat in MotoAmerica - with Xavi Fores heading to the USA as his Supersport team-mate.

Iker Lecuona sees no reason why he can’t become a challenger for WorldSBK wins in 2023, after seeing Honda make big steps forward in his rookie season.

After making just one mistake throughout the entire 2022 WorldSBK season, new world champion Alvaro Bautista answered critics who thought mistakes would continue to happen like his first season with Ducati in 2019.

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.

Dominique Aegerter’s WorldSBK debut was cut short after rain played its part on day-one of the Jerez test.

After an injury-hit 2022 British Superbike campaign, Tarran Mackenzie has switched to WorldSSP for 2023 after signing a deal with the new MIE MS Honda team.

Former MotoGP rider Remy Gardner will make his WorldSBK debut during this week’s three-day Jerez test, as will team-mate Dominique Aegerter.