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Is Toprak Razgatlıoğlu Gonna Suck in MotoGP?

All eyes are on Pramac Yamaha's newly acquired multiple World Superbike champion, Toprak Razgatlıoğlu. But early signs are that the champ might not do so hot in his first season in MotoGP.

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Yamaha's Toprak Says He's Too "Aggressive" For MotoGP Bike, Has to "Ride More Smoothly"

Yamaha's incoming Superbike World Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu says he's coming to grips with the differences between the series, and that he's still too aggressive to get the most out of the MotoGP racer.

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Nicolo Bulega overcomes WSBK instincts to score on debut, eyes MotoGP future

Superbike racer Nicolo Bulega highlighted the challenge of switching to a Michelin-shod MotoGP bike last weekend – but has his eye on 2027 when the series switches to Pirelli

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Bulega overcomes Superbike instincts to score on MotoGP debut, eyes 2027 chances

Superbike racer Nicolo Bulega highlighted the challenge of switching to a Michelin-shod MotoGP bike last weekend – but has his eye on 2027 when the series switches to Pirelli

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Nicolo Bulega will replace Marc Marquez at Ducati for final two MotoGP races

Ducati’s World Superbike rider will replace the injured Marquez in the Portimao and Valencia rounds

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Is WorldSBK in Trouble After Losing Its Superstars?

Without the big motorcycle rider names, is there any reason to watch the World Superbike Championship anymore? Or at least right now?

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Bagger Racing Is Coming To Europe, But This One Isn't King of the Baggers

Earlier this year, which is set to close tomorrow as I write this, Harley-Davidson held a "test" with Dorna that wasn't really a test of anything. It was just...a thing. And a weird thing at that.However, what it showed was that there's an appetite for one of the best forms of…

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EU Investigating the Liberty Media MotoGP Deal, To Literally No One's Surprise

A long time ago, in a kingdom far, far away, there was a legal reason why movie studios (think Disney, Paramount, and so on) weren't legally able to own movie theaters.Why? Because a US Supreme Court ruling in 1948 established a clear rule to prevent the studios from forming monopolies…

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Racer Ryota Haga, Son Of Noriyuki Haga, Dies In Racing Accident

Ryota Haga, son of World Superbike and MotoGP racer Noriyuki Haga, has died after a crash in September 2024 in an All Japan Roadrace Championship ST600 race.

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Pramac MotoGP rider Morbidelli kept in hospital after heavy training fall

The new Pramac rider enjoyed two days of testing on Monday and Tuesday as part of the private test organised by Ducati for World Superbike teams at the Algarve Circuit near Portimao.

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First details of new FIM Women’s Motorcycling World Championship revealed

The first all-female circuit racing motorcycle racing series was announced back in April, though very little was known about it other than it would form part of the World Superbike support bill in 2024.

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Iannone secures 2024 World Superbike seat for post-doping ban return

As reported by Autosport in August, Iannone will return to the Ducati fold to ride a Panigale V4 R in 2024, having previously spent four years with the Italian marque in MotoGP between 2013 and 2016.

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Iannone secures 2024 World Superbike seat with Go Eleven Ducati

As reported by Motorsport.com in August, Iannone will return to the Ducati fold to ride a Panigale V4 R in 2024, having previously spent four years with the Italian marque in MotoGP between 2013-16.

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World Superbike move “not a thing” for Moto2 winner Dixon despite “interest”

Dixon came to Moto2 in 2019 having previously been a race winner in British Superbikes, and scored his maiden grand prix victory at the Dutch GP in June.

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World Superbike move “not a thing” for Moto2 winner Dixon

Dixon came to Moto2 in 2019 having previously been a race winner in British Superbikes, and scored his maiden grand prix victory at the Dutch GP in June.

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Razgatlioglu receives Yamaha MotoGP test call-up

The 2021 World Superbike champion will team up with the Iwata marque's regular test rider Cal Crutchlow at the Spanish circuit for two days of testing from 10-11 April.

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Sykes "pleasantly surprised" by return Kawasaki test

Tom Sykes says he was 'pleasantly surprised' by his first test outing on Kawasaki World Superbike machinery since he split with the marque four years ago.

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Rea wasn't prepared to make Bautista's "ballsy" tyre gamble

Jonathan Rea admits he was not prepared to make the same 'ballsy' gamble on a slick tyre as World Superbike champion Alvaro Bautista in Sunday's Superpole race at Phillip Island.

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Gagne rules out 2023 WSBK switch after Portugal wildcard

MotoAmerica champion Jake Gagne says he is set to remain in the series next year, all but ending speculation of a potential full-time move to World Superbike following his wildcard outing at Portimao last weekend.

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Redding "mad with myself" after latest crash at Portimao

Scott Redding insists his recent spate of crashes in World Superbike are not related, saying he was “really upset” with himself following his latest fall in last weekend’s Portimao round.

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Rea admits distant third at Portimao is now "our reality"

Jonathan Rea has admitted that a hat-trick of third places in last weekend's Portimao World Superbike round are indicative of Kawasaki's current 'reality' as his hopes of earning a seventh world title fade.

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Ducati expects further punishment for Rea after Bautista clash

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Pedercini signs rookie Gutierrez for Magny-Cours, Catalunya

The Pedercini Kawasaki team has recruited Spanish racer Oscar Gutierrez for the next two rounds of the 2022 World Superbike Championship at Magny-Cours and Catalunya.

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Retiring Laverty initially rejected Bonovo BMW management role

World Superbike rider Eugene Laverty has revealed that he initially turned down an offer to take up a management role at the Bonovo BMW team, before eventually deciding to retire from competition at the end of the current season.

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Kawasaki the "underdogs" against Honda in Suzuka 8 Hours

World Superbike star Jonathan Rea feels his Kawasaki squad goes into this weekend's Suzuka 8 Hours as the “underdog” against testing pacesetters Honda.

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