Team Ducati Alstare owner Francis Batta acknowledges that the weakness of the new Panigale 1199R can be found on the straights and says they need to improve it in order to challenge for the championship
Jonathan Rea admits PATA Honda leave Phillip Island with “work to do” after a low-key start to the new World Superbike season
Tom Sykes feels he has given himself a solid base from which to build a championship challenge after a brace of fifth place finishes in Australia
SBK 2012: Championship Standings After Phillip Island
Eugene Laverty moved level on points with teammate Sylvain Guintoli at the head of the World Superbike Championship standings with a supremely judged victory in race two at Phillip Island
Sylvain Guintoli chased down teammate Eugene Laverty to claim the first victory of the 2013 Superbike World Championship as Aprilia secured a clean sweep of the podium positions
Davide Giugliano was left disappointed with the performance of the Pirelli qualifying tyre after missing out on Superpole 3 in Australia
Leon Haslam is still happy with the feeling from the Honda CBR1000RR despite only taking it to eighth place in Superpole at Phillip Island
Tom Sykes isn’t concerned with having to start fourth on the grid for tomorrow’s World Superbike races at Phillip Island despite failing to maintain his stunning Superpole record of 2012
Leon Camier believes he has the capability to move forward from his seventh place grid position in tomorrow’s opening World Superbike races of the year
Carlos Checa gave the new Ducati Panigale 1199R a dream debut in World Superbikes by snatching the first pole position of the 2013 season in Australia
Michel Fabrizio says he is “not fully satisfied” despite dominating the first day’s running of the 2013 Superbike World Championship
Davide Giugliano is confident he has a strong race package underneath him this weekend despite finishing Friday Qualifying in eighth
Leon Camier admitted he didn’t feel as comfortable on the Suzuki GSX-R1000 as he had in pre-season testing after the weather conditions worked against him
Carlos Checa apologised to his Alstare Ducati team after a heavy crash on Friday morning triggered a frantic repair job
PATA Honda riders Leon Haslam and Jonathan Rea are both eying further improvements despite a solid start to the new World Superbike season in Australia
The 25th anniversary of World Superbikes was marked in the grand manner with the closest championship race ever in 2012. A title…
