WSBK News

Alvaro Bautista has played down suggestions that he’s the clear favourite heading into this weekend’s WorldSBK season-opener at Phillip Island.

Scott Redding says a top six finish during the season-opener in Phillip Island would be a success for BMW after their WorldSBK pre-season woes.

After seeing his country hit by an earthquake a fortnight ago which led to him donating generators and electrical equipment alongside mentor Kenan Sofugolu, WorldSBK rider Toprak Razgatlioglu claims Turkey is ‘more united than ever’.

Andrea Locatelli is adamant that he’s ‘ready to fight’ at the front in WorldSBK following a two day test at Phillip Island which saw him finish second behind Alvaro Bautista.

Remy Gardner could be one of several rookies to ruffle the feathers of established WorldSBK riders during this weekend’s season-opener at Phillip Island, following an impressive two day test.

Jonathan Rea feels he has the pace to fight for a podium during this weekend’s WorldSBK season-opener at Phillip Island, despite a second fall at turn four in as many days hindering his race simulation.

Alvaro Bautista has revealed he is ready to race following another brilliant two day WorldSBK test at Phillip Island.

Iker Lecuona cut a frustrated figure after day two of the Phillip Island WorldSBK test as he was unable to identify why Honda are struggling.

Dominique Aegerter is still searching for better pace over race distance, although the WorldSBK rookie made waves down under on the final day of pre-season testing at Phillip Island.

After finishing fastest in Portimao, WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista once again showed why he’s the favourite heading into this weekend’s season-opener.

Jonathan Rea says work is to be done ahead of the 2023 WorldSBK season-opener this weekend, as ‘bumps’ are making the bike feel different compared to November’s visit at Phillip Island.

A lowside crash put Toprak Razgatlioglu on the backfoot during FP1 of the WorldSBK test at Phillip Island, however, the 2021 world champion responded in superb fashion to finish fastest.

Although Michael Ruben Rinaldi feels as though ‘we need to work a little bit harder’ on day two of WorldSBK testing at Phillip Island, the Aruba.it Ducati rider was once again in the thick of the action as he narrowly missed out on top spot.

Already a problem in testing, Alvaro Bautista fears wildlife could be an issue at Phillip Island during the WorldSBK season-opener this weekend.

Finding a base set-up to work with and improvements over race distance have given Xavi Vierge hope of becoming a podium threat during the 2023 WorldSBK campaign.

After the factory BMW WorldSBK team officially unveiled their striking new livery last week, the Bonovo Action team led by Garrett Gerloff and Loris Baz have joined them in showcasing their new M 1000 RR machines in a launch at Portimao.

Leon Camier dampens expectations ahead of Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge’s second season in WorldSBK with Team HRC.

Despite making improvements thanks to a raft of new parts, some of which have allowed Iker Lecuona to find more performance during the second half of race simulations during WorldSBK testing, the Honda rider knows that challenging for wins remains out of reach currently.

A hot topic of discussion in WorldSBK has been closed for another season after it’s been confirmed that a minimum combined weight for rider and bike was ruled out.

KRT have unveiled a brand new livery for six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes ahead of the season-opener in just over two weeks time at Phillip Island.

2013 WorldSBK champion Tom Sykes has not lost hope of challenging for victories although ‘one of the secrets to racing is being realistic’, says the Puccetti Kawasaki rider.

WorldSBK race winner Michael Van Der Mark is not convinced that the likes of Danilo Petrucci and Remy Gardner are normal ‘rookies’ given their success and experience in other championships.

All WorldSBK champions with Ducati, Davide Tardozzi has called one rider from a list that includes Carl Fogarty, Troy Bayliss, Troy Corser and James Toseland a ‘stratospgeric talent’, but who is he referring to?

Although Iker Lecuona ‘felt much better’ at the two-day WorldSBK test in Portimao, the Honda rider remains concerned by the gap to the leaders.