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Yamaha World Superbike boss gives Jonathan Rea return update
“He’ll be back in Aragon, and I’ve been so impressed by his motivation to be back as soon as he possibly can.”
Garrett Gerloff lost rear brake in Cremona WorldSBK Race 2 Alex Lowes battle
“It was not easy to ride without it because with the track temperature so high I just kept losing the front everywhere.”
Nicolo Bulega admits Alvaro Bautista “is better than me” in key area
A late race battle between Alvaro Bautista and Nicolo Bulega saw the Spanish rider come out on top over his teammate in Race 2 at the Italian WorldSBK.
Pain management the key to “nice” Cremona World Superbike second place for Alvaro Bautista
“With the pain, I need like two or three laps to just forget the pain and start to be focused on riding.”
Danilo Petrucci was “worried” about Alvaro Bautista threat in Cremona World Superbike
“I was able to create a gap and he closed that gap a few tenths per lap.”
Ryan Vickers aiming to follow Axel Bassani WorldSBK path with Motocorsa Ducati
“They’ve built up Axel Bassani to a podium [contender]. Let’s see if we can do the same job.”
Update on injured WorldWCR title contender after dramatic crash
Big crash in FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship has title ramifications
‘Dangerous to follow Petrucci’ - Nicolo Bulega accepts Cremona WorldSBK Race 1 podium
“He had something more than me, especially in the front…”
Injury “pain” caused Alvaro Bautista to consider retiring from Cremona WorldSBK Race 1
“In the first few laps I felt pain so could not fight other riders and just tried to stay on bike.”
“I was just afraid to die”: Danilo Petrucci on journey to historic first WorldSBK race win
“I thought it could be difficult to jump on the podium but after a few laps, I understood that I had good pace.”
BMW WorldSBK boss explains Toprak Razgatlioglu engine penalty strategy
A number of engine problems throughout 2024 meant that engine penalties were likely for Razgatlioglu.
Alex Lowes fitness ‘to be reviewed’ after Cremona World Superbike Race 1 crash
Injuries to Alex Lowes’ left leg require a review of his condition on Sunday morning.
Barni Ducati expands in World Superbike 2025 as Yari Montella steps up
The Italian team will grow from one bike to two in the 2025 World Superbike season.
Ryan Vickers lands World Superbike ride for 2025
The British rider will race for the Motocorsa Ducati team next season.
Tito Rabat hails “best day so far” in WorldSBK after fourth place in Cremona practice
Rabat ended Friday practice at the Italian Round in fourth place.
Italian World Superbike FP3 Results: Iannone fastest in final practice
Full results from the FP3 session at the Italian World Superbike round.
“Really upset” Danilo Petrucci explains Remy Gardner Cremona WorldSBK incident
“Blue flags were waving for Remy [Gardner], but he decided to cross the track between turns 11 and 12 when I was coming.”
Alex Lowes pinpoints key area to improve after topping WSBK Cremona practice
Alex Lowes sums up Friday in Cremona after topping timesheet
“No pressure” for Nicolo Bulega in WorldSBK title fight despite Toprak Razgatlioglu absence
Nicolo Bulega has the chance to take the points lead from Toprak Razgatlioglu at Cremona this weekend.
Alvaro Bautista directs bullish title message to absent Toprak Razgatlioglu
Alvaro Bautista provides injury update after Friday WSBK practice
Andrea Iannone looking for “something more” in 2025 WorldSBK contract talks
“It’s really complicated because I have a really clear thought for what I need next year.”
Michael van der Mark plans Toprak Razgatlioglu assistance at Italian World Superbike
“If we can take some points off Toprak’s rivals, it’ll be a really good weekend.”
Alvaro Bautista opposed to team orders in Ducati WorldSBK title hunt
“I don’t want to help him or him to help me…”
Updated Yamaha R1 homologated for remainder of 2024 WorldSBK season
The updated Yamaha R1 unveiled this week will be used for the rest of the 2024 WorldSBK season.