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BMW-bound WorldSBK rider Scott Redding believes Toprak Razgatlioglu has been the class of the field in 2021, and that for Jonathan Rea, finishing second ‘is not what you need when you’ve got a guy consistently faster’.

Struggles with ‘rear grip’ and not ‘riding the Yamaha in the best way’ leaves Petronas rider Andrea Dovizioso last on day-one of the Emilia-Romagna MotoGP.

Ducati will take over as exclusive manufacturer for the MotoE electric bike class from 2023.

A ‘completely empty’ Chaz Davies claims a best finish of ninth in San Juan WorldSBK race two; ‘At one point I thought I might catch Locatelli, but I was completely empty, I put everything into it. I really suffered physically’.

A repeat Misano MotoGP victory for Francesco Bagnaia this weekend would also at least delay Fabio Quartararo's title celebratations.

Despite taking over fourth from Andrea Locatelli in the WorldSBK championship at San Juan, Michael Rinaldi feels ‘a lot of work’ needs to be done to make a step in 2022

Axel Bassani rises to the fore to challenge Toprak Razgatlioglu, Jonathan Rea and Scott Redding in WorldSBK race two at San Juan; ‘I had the possibility to learn a lot of things from the other riders, from Scott, Jonny and Toprak. They are the best riders in WorldSBK at the moment’.

While not mathematically out of the championship battle, Scott Redding believes his San Juan WorldSBK race one crash has eliminated him from contention; ‘The championship is too far away now, that’s out the window, so every race is just a battle for the win’.

Third in the championship, Scott Redding says ‘I’m there to make it as difficult as possible’ for Jonathan Rea and Toprak Razgatlioglu, while overhauling the Kawasaki rider for second is a ‘more realistic’ aim than claiming the WorldSBK title.

After missing Jerez and Portimao due to injury, Chaz Davies is back for this weekend’s penultimate WorldSBK round of 2021, a round that is also Davies’ penultimate event before retiring at the end of the season.

Oli Bayliss, son of former World Superbike champion with Ducati, Troy Bayliss, is in talks to join the Italian manufacturer’s new WorldSSP project for 2022.

While hopes of a first MotoGP world championship for Francesco Bagnaia are slim due to Fabio Quartararo leading the Italian by 52 points - three races left, the Ducati rider ‘will not give up’.

Although MotoGP rookie Jorge Martin secured yet another top five finish at COTA, the Pramac Ducati rider labels his late race penalty as ‘unfair’, while also costing him the chance to fight with Francesco Bagnaia. 

For the third consecutive race since Aragon, Enea Bastianini carves his way through the field to claim a top six MotoGP finish.

Francesco Bagnaia puts on a late show to claim third at the American MotoGP, a result the Italian believes was ‘the maximum’ that was possible at COTA.

New World Championship standings after the Austin MotoGP at COTA, round 15 of 18 in the 2021 world championship.

Francesco Bagnaia secures his fourth MotoGP pole position of the season at COTA, whilst also becoming the first Italian rider to claim three consecutive poles since Valentino Rossi.

Jack Miller strongly hints at poor tyre performance after practice dominance turns to just tenth place in COTA MotoGP qualifying; 'We cannot control everything. That’s the shame about it.'

Full Qualifying results and grid line-up for the Austin MotoGP at COTA, round 15 of 18 in the 2021 world championship.

Free Practice (3) results from the Austin MotoGP at COTA, round 15 of 18 in the 2021 world championship.

With a 48 point lead over Francesco Bagnaia, MotoGP series leader Fabio Quartararo is prepared to fight like in Misano, while not going ‘over my limit’.

MotoGP’s newest winner Francesco Bagnaia has a chance to make it three consecutive premier class wins this weekend, a feat that not even championship leader Fabio Quartararo has managed this season; ‘I think we can be very competitive here. We need a chance to stay in front’.

Francesco Bagnaia needs to halve Fabio Quartararo's 48-point MotoGP title lead over the next three events to at least force a final round showdown in Valencia.

Axel Bassani makes ‘little step’ forward in Jerez World Superbike race two to claim sixth place finish. Italian rookie puts impressive last two rounds down to understanding ‘the category, the tyres, the bike’ more and more.