F1 has explored a number of options to strengthen the second half of the season as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact a number of races. The Japanese Grand Prix became the last race to be canceled last week, joining Canada, Singapore and Australia as officially canceled events. F1 …
Read More »Toprak Razgatlioglu wins, tied with Rea
Aided by a front row start, Razgatlioglu took the lead in the first round of the 23-lap competition on Sunday afternoon and didn’t look back, securing a sixth victory in the 2021 campaign. With the Kawasaki Rea rider only occupying third place behind Ducati’s Scott Redding, that means Razgatlioglu and …
Read More »Why Rea is under pressure like never before
Six rounds down, seven to go (at least officially) in the 2021 World Superbike season, and Jonathan Rea is leading the championship – no shock there. What is more surprising is that the gap between the six-time world champion and his closest rival Toprak Razgatlioglu is three points. This follows …
Read More »WSB Most: Toprak Razgatlioglu revives title hopes with double victory
Previous slide◀ Next slide▶ 1 of 5 The introduction of the Autodrom Most into the World Superbike Championship has proven to be positive for the series. This year’s championship fight was once again turned upside down with three spectacular runs, which added up with Toprak Razgatlioglu coming within three points …
Read More »Scott Redding expresses most security concerns
Located outside the Czech capital Prague, Most was a late addition to the WSBK 2021 calendar, added at the end of April as an indirect replacement for the Phillip Island round which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 4.212 km track has never hosted a world championship level …
Read More »Do MotoGP contracts mean anything?
This is not the first time that the sometimes brooding figure of Figueres, the homeland of Salvador Dali, has shown surrealist behavior. In 2012, with three rounds remaining and (after five wins) second in the new Moto3 championship, he had a mathematical, albeit remote, chance of winning. He arrived in …
Read More »Ana Carrasco broke her back after a “stupid” accident. Eight months later she was running for victory
Moments earlier, training for the weekend’s SuperSport race meeting, she had approached a corner at high speed and had lost control of her Kawasaki. The bike spat the little Spanish girl into the gravel, sending her sprawling. “It was my first time on a strange track so I went a …
Read More »KTM reportedly backing Petrucci in post-MotoGP rally change
Petrucci’s place in the Tech3 KTM squad looks uncertain after the Austrian marque confirmed it had signed current Moto2 points leader Remy Gardner for 2022. While yet to be officially announced, Autosport understands that it also signed Gardner Ajo teammate Raul Fernandez to move to MotoGP with Tech3 next year. …
Read More »Motorcycle racer Ana Carrasco went from a return to victory in just eight months
September 10, 2020 motorbike Runner Ana Carrasco was lying in the gravel at the edge of the famous Estoril circuit in Lisbon, barely conscious, surrounded by worried doctors. Moments earlier, training for the weekend’s SuperSport race meeting, she had approached a corner at high speed and had lost control of …
Read More »Michael Dunlop and Alastair Seeley aim for Bishopscourt joy
Michael Dunlop and Alastair Seeley headlining an impressive entry for this weekend’s Neil and Donny Robinson Memorial Short Reunion in Bishopscourt. Former Irish Superbike Champion Seeley was in great shape during the opening round of the Ulster Superbike Championship last weekend in Kirkistown, County Down, where he landed a hat-trick …
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