The third event of 2024 – hopefully with an open outcome For those familiar with the scene, after WorldSBK announced its new speed limits for this season, the first two rounds should actually have gone to Ducati. Instead of maintaining the maximum speeds that were valid at the end of the previous year’s season, the […]

About the danger of Dorna being taken over by Formula 1 What initially circulated through the media as a rumor became official surprisingly quickly over Easter. Formula 1 TV and advertising rights holder Liberty Media intends to take over Dorna by the end of 2024, assuming the announcement on April 1 was not intended as […]

Thanks to Toprak, no uniformity on WorldSBK Sunday in Catalonia Without the Turk, the final day of the Barcelona weekend would have been virtually worthless from a sporting perspective, at least as far as the fight for victory is concerned. Even though BMW newcomer and exceptional expert Toprak Razgatlioglu had absolutely no chance in the […]

The historic first Toprak victory for BMW brought salvation While Jonathan Rea endured another bitter day, his Turkish opponent managed the almost impossible in Catalonia. For the Northern Irishman, the first race in Barcelona ended in the first corner, meaning the record world champion remained without points for the fourth time in a row. Completely […]

Scary trends in WorldSBK Friday training in Barcelona As feared by the realists among commentators and experts in advance, a picture emerged similar to that seen at the season opener in Australia. On the track from Montmeló, near the Catalan metropolis of Barcelona, tire grip is the central issue and the other is related to […]

Catalan premiere for WorldSBK’s European opener After the European season took place in Motorland Aragon, with the exception of the pandemic season in 2020 with Jerez and 2023 with Assen, Montmeló near Barcelona will be the opening race of the Superbike World Championship in Europe for the first time. For neutral fans of the WSBK, […]

Eventful second racing day of the 2024 season in Australia After Saturday had already been very varied, there was an increase in drama on the second day of racing and the last race of the weekend was particularly tough. It had already been decided on Friday that for safety reasons there would be no races […]

A memorable first day of racing of the 2024 season in Australia Except for the battle for victory, there could be some impressive battles for position before the lights went out at the start in Phillip Island for the first time this season. As we had feared in advance, it was an Aruba.it Ducati that […]

Test gallop for the first round of WorldSBK on Phillip Island (Australia) On the Monday and Tuesday before the race weekend, it became clear that the new asphalt was literally eating away at the tires, meaning that most of the drivers had serious problems with the rubber after about 12 to 13 laps. Between the […]

Why a rookie eclipsed the WorldSBK stars For neutral fans of the Superbike World Championship, the January tests in Jerez and Portimão presented a truly threatening picture. In principle, with the exception of the Ducatisti, this also applied to all other teams with their pilots and their supporters. Anyone who had hoped that the introduction […]