        A Phillip Island l'Italia &egrave; gi&agrave; stata protagonista del mondiale Supersport con Yari Montella, dominatore del primo appuntamento con una splendida doppietta. Oltre a lui, nell'appuntamento inaugurale si sono messi in luce anche altri piloti tricolore, come Stefano Manzi e Federico Caricasulo, ma a partire dal round in programma questo fine settimana a Barcellona il contingente tricolore aumenter&agrave; ulteriormente di ben quattro unit&agrave; grazie all'inizio del WorldSSP Challenge. SBK Catalogna 2024: orari e programma per la Superbike Da Corsi a Giannini: gli italiani al via del WorldSSP Challenge  Tra i piloti iscritti all'Europeo, presente nella medesima griglia del mondiale, ci saranno infatti diversi volti noti del motociclismo italiano, tra esperti del panorama internazionale e giovani promesse in ascesa. Alla prima categoria appartengono certamente Simone Corsi e Raffaele De Rosa, al via rispettivamente con la Ducati Panigale V2 del team Renzi Corse e con la QJ Motor, novit&agrave; assoluta della classe intermedia. A loro si aggiungeranno anche Federico Fuligni, nuovamente al via con la Ducati Orelac, ed il bi-campione del National Trophy 1000 Gabriele Giannini, in pista con la Kawasaki del team ProDina. A completare lo schieramento dell'Europeo vanno poi annoverati anche due piloti australiani, entrambi in gara con squadre e moto italiane: da una parte ci sar&agrave; Tom Edwards, portacolori del D34G Racing Ducati di Davide Giugliano, mentre dall'altra Luke Power con l'MV Agusta F3 800 del team MotoZoo. GP Portogallo 2024: orari e programma del secondo weekend MotoGP Dalla Porta wild card  Detto di coloro che gareggeranno a tempo pieno nel contesto mondiale, in griglia sul circuito catalano ci sar&agrave; anche un'ulteriore presenza italiana, ovvero Lorenzo Dalla Porta. Reduce da un 2023 particolarmente travagliato tra Moto2 e Supersport, il centauro toscano ripartir&agrave; dal Campionato Italiano Velocit&agrave; con la Yamaha R6 del team AltoGo, squadra campionessa in carica, ma prima sar&agrave; anche in gara a Barcellona con i medesimi colori in veste di wild card. Una presenza che, trattandosi pur sempre di un campione del mondo (in Moto3 nel 2019) non pu&ograve; passare inosservata. ASB1000, spettacolo a Buriram: Ducati gi&agrave; a podio con Syahrin       

Al Montmel&ograve; si uniranno alla griglia della Supersport anche i piloti impegnati nell'Europeo, compresi quattro tricolori. Presente inoltre Dalla Porta come wild card

SSP: a Barcellona riparte il Challenge, nel segno dei colori italiani

        Si &egrave; fatta attendere a lungo ma ora una delle moto pi&ugrave; rappresentative dell&rsquo;era delle 600 sta per tornare nei concessionari. Dopo tante chiacchiere da quando &egrave; stata tolta dal listino nel 2019, la Kawasaki ZX-6R torna ufficialmente alla ribalta. Per vederla e toccarla con mano bisogner&agrave; probabilmente aspettare EICMA 2023 e per vederla nei concessionari i primi mesi del 2024. Ci&ograve; nonostante le aspettative sulla nuova Ninja sono alte perch&eacute; si tratta di un modello completamente nuovo. Il motore 4 cilindri in linea da 636cc ha nuovi alberi a camme, una nuova aspirazione e una nuova fluidodinamica della testa per migliorare il tiro ai medi e ai bassi oltre che ovviamente rispettare la normativa Euro5 necessaria per la commercializzazione nell&rsquo;UE. Le omologazioni pi&ugrave; stringenti hanno fatto perdere qualche cavallo alla Ninja che nel modello 2024 avr&agrave; 123cv con un regime di rotazione massimo di 13.000giri/min.&nbsp; Anche il comparto estetico riceve aggiornamenti con un nuovo cupolino che riprende le soluzioni aerodinamiche della sorellona ZX-10R con due feritoie ai lati dei fari. Anche il comparto ciclistico viene aggiornato con l&rsquo;arrivo delle sospensioni Showa SFF-BP regolabile da 41mm, nuovi freni che perdono per&ograve; il profilo &ldquo;a margherita&rdquo; rispetto alla &ldquo;vecchia&rdquo; Ninja. Tutta nuova l&rsquo;elettronica con un display TFT da 4,3 pollici dove &egrave; possibile regolare le tre modalit&agrave; di controllo della trazione e la gestione delle mappature del motore. Presente ovviamente anche il KQS (Kawasaki Quick Shifter) ormai un accessorio necessario per competere nel mercato delle sportive stradali. Infine il peso che a causa della presenza dell'ABS obbligatorio per legge ormai da qualche anno sale dai 194kg del modello precedente ai 198kg del M.Y. 2024.  Una nuova arma per i team del WorldSSP Oggi la Ninja ZX-6R schierata nel mondiale da diversi team nel WorldSSP &egrave; la moto pi&ugrave; anziana in griglia di partenza. Il modello omologato da Dorna per la Supersport &egrave; addirittura del 2009 ed ha gi&agrave; ricevuto due deroghe, la prima nel 2019 e la seconda nel 2022 per poter continuare a correre nel WorldSSP nonostante sia scaduta l&rsquo;omologazione del modello (di norma 10 anni dall&rsquo;omologazione, salvo deroghe). Con l&rsquo;arrivo delle &ldquo;Next Gen&rdquo; Dorna ha consentito ai team Kawasaki delle aggiunte al modello di serie, ormai fuori produzione da anni, il quickshifter ed il comando del gas ride by wire. Seppur il regolamento tecnico metta come limite per le 4 cilindri la cilindrata &ldquo;piena&rdquo; di 600cc, Dorna potrebbe in ottica futura aprire alla Ninja 636 concedendo l&rsquo;omologazione della nuova ZX-6R 2024 nella prossima stagione. La nuova moto, tanto richiesta dai team Kawasaki del mondiale che da anni ormai combattono contro le pi&ugrave; moderne Yamaha R6, Ducati Panigale V2 e MV Agusta F3 800. Uno su tutti Manuel Puccetti che nonostante l'infortunio di Can Oncu continua a credere nel progetto Kawasaki e nella possibilit&agrave; di vincere con la "verdona".        

Kawasaki ha annunciato l&rsquo;arrivo della nuova ZX-6R per il 2024, nuovo motore ed elettronica al centro del progetto

Nel 2024 torna la ZX-6R, nuova arma per Kawasaki nel WorldSSP

A partire dal round olandese, la griglia della Supersport si ingrandisce comprendendo tutti quei piloti che faranno parte del campionato europeo, denominato “WorldSSP Challenge” per il terzo anno consecutivo. Saranno otto, i piloti che si uniranno alla griglia del mondiale, tra nomi già noti e volti nuovi pronti a stupire: ecco di chi si tratta

SSP, da Fuligni ad Abe: ecco i piloti al via dell'Europeo da Assen

        La notizia del giorno relativa al Mondiale Supersport arriva dal CM Racing Team: la compagine romana ha appena annunciato che, in seguito ad accurate e prolungate valutazioni, non prender&agrave; parte al campionato WorldSSP 2023. Nuova avventura alle porte  Una scelta che, fanno sapere dal team, non preclude un rientro nella categoria per la stagione 2024. Si chiude cos&igrave; un&rsquo;avventura iniziata nel 2021 con cinque podi e una pole position, stagione a cui &egrave; seguito un 2022 in cui il passaggio a Ducati non ha sortito gli effetti sperati. La stagione 2023 segner&agrave; per&ograve; l&rsquo;inizio di un nuovo capitolo per il CM Racing Team, che prender&agrave; parte assieme al nuovo pilota Federico Diana ad alcune tappe del FIA World Kart Championship, WSK, DKM e Coppa Italia. &ldquo;Questa scelta non rappresenta un addio al World SSP, bens&igrave; un arrivederci &ndash; il commento del team principal Alessio Cavaliere - sono state due stagioni intense ma ricche di emozioni, che certamente hanno contribuito ad aumentare la mia passione per questo mondo. In attesa di vedere cosa ci riserver&agrave; il futuro, sono contento di intraprendere una nuova avventura nel mondo dei kart, che rappresenta un&rsquo;altra mia grande passione&rdquo;. Supersport 300: la Cina tenta lo sbarco nel mondiale       

La formazione romana, che nel 2023 si cimenter&agrave; anche in una nuova avventura a quattro ruote, non esclude un rientro nel 2024

Il CM Racing Team non prenderà parte al WorldSSP 2023

        Dream or reality? It might only be for a day, but it&rsquo;s all real. On Friday 24 September, Kenan Sofuoglu will be back on track at Jerez, riding the Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Ninja ZX-6R during the two Supersport practice sessions. The five-time world champion in this category has agreed to make a return to celebrate the change that Supersport will undergo in 2022 and to see out the era in which he starred and put on such an incredible show. Welcome back!  The 37-year old is the most successful rider in the history of the Supersport 600, having amassed five titles, 43 race wins, 85 points and 34 pole positions. &nbsp;He has written unforgettable pages in the history book of a class that will undergo significant change next year. The last time the Turkish rider competed in a race was in 2018, in the same Kawasaki Puccetti Racing colours that he'll be wearing on track tomorrow. &ldquo;We are very pleased and emotional at the thought of seeing Kenan back on track with one of our bikes, even if it&rsquo;s only for a day&rdquo;, commented team principal Manuel Puccetti, who went on to add, &ldquo;I believe that Sofuoglu is the ideal ambassador to mark the change that the Supersport category will undergo next year, a class in which he has won so much and become the very symbol of Supersport&rdquo;. Translated by Heather Watson WorldSSP, Verdoia unfit: Manzi to replace him at GMT94 in Jerez       

Over the Jerez weekend, the five-time Supersport world champion will be back on track to mark the end of an era in which he played a starring role &nbsp;

WorldSSP, Sofuoglu to return with Puccetti Racing at Jerez

        The winds of change that are blowing in Supersport ahead of the 2022 season don&rsquo;t only regard the bikes and the regulation, but also the riders. There are a number of names that could migrate from other categories to SSP, not least from Moto2, with the aim to repeat what Andrea Locatelli did in 2020. And one rider who seems particularly close to a change of category is Italian Nicol&ograve; Bulega. A new rider for a new team  The Italian is currently competing in his third Moto2 season, a category where he&rsquo;s struggling more than he should, having scored a best of seventh over the three-year period (with the Sky Racing Team and Team Gresini) and a best of eleventh this season, despite having shone at times in Moto3. So a change of category might be just the solution, particularly if he is also able to join forces with a renowned team, which will also be debuting in the category. We&rsquo;re talking about the Aruba Ducati team that, with the admission of the Panigale 955 into the Supersport championship, is ready to create a second structure for the second category in the paddock. Bulega would therefore head up one of the strongest teams on the 2022 grid, at least on paper, as we await details of the new regulation. He would be the most experienced rider in the garage if we conside that he might be joined by Oli Bayliss, who currently competes in ASBK. Two riders debuting with a team that, in turn, would be debuting in a championship with a brand-new regulation. An explosive mix that could prove to be a winner. Translated by Heather Watson WorldSBK: Loris Baz at Jerez in place of Chaz Davies       

The Italian is close to signing with the Borgo Panigale team of reference, ready to field two 955 bikes. Bayliss remains the favourite for the second seat

WorldSSP: Bulega and Ducati Aruba ready to debut in the category in 2022

The next Supersport World Championship round, set to take place over the weekend of 17-19 September at the Barcelona circuit, will be an important event. Current championship leader, Dominique Aegerter, will in fact be missing, due to a clash with the final round of the MotoE World Cup, which means he will miss the two races at Montmel&oacute;.  A second world championship opportunity for Jespersen   The Ten Kate team has decided to field young rider Simon Jesperson, who will take the Swiss rider&rsquo;s place aboard the Yamaha R6. For the Danish rider, who has previously raced in the Junior Moto3 championship and is currently competing in the ESBK, this comes as a second opportunity to compete in the Supersport category this season.  Simon already took part in the Navarra round, wearing Kallio Racing colours, and did well in both races. The upcoming event will be something of an acid test for the young Dane, who knows the track well and will be competing for a strong team, with whom he will be keen to stand out ahead of a possible full-time move to the championship in 2022.  Translated by Heather Watson  WorldSBK: Samuele Cavalieri to return to Barni Racing as of Barcelona 

With Dominique missing due to a clash with the final MotoE World Cup event, team Ten Kate has decided to entrust the Yamaha R6 to the young Danish talent

WorldSSP600: Simon Jespersen to replace Aegerter at Barcelona

        While awaiting some reassuring news about Luca Bernardi, who was seriously injured at Magny-Cours and hospitalised having fractured his T12 vertebra, we pre-announce the possible arrival of Randy Krummenacher to the CM Racing team, the squad that supports the number 29 rider in the world championship. While Luca needs treatment and rest &ndash; in the hope he can be back on the bike as soon as possible - the Yamaha R6 will, in the meantime, be entrusted to the 2019 champion, who won the title with Evan Bros. Randy would thus &lsquo;leave&rsquo; EAB, the team for which he has competed as far as the French round. If there are no surprises (and although we would like to see Bernardi able to return before the end of the season), it looks likely that the Krummenator will round out the season, with the Barcelona-Jerez-Portim&aacute;o triple-header just around the corner. And if the calendar remains as is, this will be followed up with rounds in Argentina and Indonesia. Translated by Heather Watson WorldSBK: Lachlan Epis the new team Pedercini rider       

The Swiss rider would leave EAB Racing and move to the CM team, taking the place of injured Italian rider Luca

WorldSSP, Krummenacher the favourite to stand in for Bernardi

        Here&rsquo;s a juicy rumour for you. It appears that a well-known name could be on his way from Australia&hellip;. Everyone knows Bayliss, when used in reference to Troy. The three-time WorldSBK champion &ndash; with Ducati &ndash; follows his son Oliver as he competes in the national Superbike series back home. Already competing for Ducati, the young rider would continue to wear the same colours. In fact, he will do so, the Australian set to land in the world championship next year, in the Supersport class, the regulation for which is being revised. And seeing as the Bolognese manufacturer is interested in the project, the category will enjoy fresh lifeblood. How would you like to see Bayliss Junior on a 955 in factory colours, perhaps Aruba? We sure would, but hang on just a moment, because we&rsquo;re not saying that the factory Borgo Panigale team and the young Aussie have actually come to an agreement or signed a contract, just that it would be great to see them together. Who knows, perhaps it will actually happen and we won&rsquo;t be surprised. Translated by Heather Watson WorldSSP660, a blow for Luca Bernardi: fractured T12 vertebra       

Troy&rsquo;s son Oliver is ready to debut on the world stage with the Panigale 955, a bike that will compete in the revised production-derived class

WorldSSP, the championship wants another Bayliss on a Ducati

        Andy Verdoia is in for two very busy weekends. The talented Frenchman will line up on the CIV SS600 grid at Mugello this weekend, riding the Gomma Racing Yamaha R6 and will then travel on to Magny-Cours for the French World Supersport round on 4-5 September, where he&rsquo;ll be riding a team GMT94 bike. This will mark a return to the world championship for Andy&nbsp;who already competed last year, scoring good results and, particularly, a win in the race at Barcelona. The number 25 rider will flank the rest of the team&rsquo;s riders, or rather Jules Cluzel and Valentin Debise, forming an all-French trio. Verdoia: "A good opportunity for the future"  The rider doesn&rsquo;t conceal his happiness: "I can&rsquo;t wait to race in the world championship again and I&rsquo;ll make the most of every lap. It&rsquo;s an important opportunity to return to the world championship with a very experienced team that can give me a lot of advice for the future, so I want to thank Yamaha and Christophe Guyot for this chance". Christophe Guyot is also pleased, knowing he&rsquo;s selected the right rider: "During recent rounds, we&rsquo;ve fielded local wildcards who were particularly deserving, but for young and inexperienced riders it&rsquo;s not easy. Andy has raced in the world championship before, and I&rsquo;m sure that his experience and talent can see us score some good results". Translated by Heather Watson WorldSBK: Scott Redding with BMW in 2022       

The French rider competing in this year&rsquo;s Italian CIV will take part in the Magny-Cours world championship round aboard a Yamaha R6 on the team headed up by Christophe Guyot

World SSP600: Andy Verdoia returns to the championship with GMT94

        Considering the age of its stars, the Supersport 300 category counts many &lsquo;pupils&rsquo; among its ranks, a number of the riders stil at school in fact. And now, at the &ldquo;University&rdquo; of Assen, it&rsquo;s time for a very important roll call &ndash; the third of the season &ndash; following the break since Misano. Young but not a girl, experienced (more than anyone else in the entry class) and already a champion: yes, Ana Carrasco is the most highly anticipated rider at Van Drenthe, a track that requires control and sensitivity. The Spaniard has all this, in addition to an excellent team. The KRT Provec team no less, which also fields a certain Jonathan Rea in Superbike. The 2018 winner has continued to train hard, taking to various tracks including the Catalunya Circuit, her home track. To win in Holland, the Pink Warrior will be using every weapon in her arsenal. Carrasco, a mature rider. Bruno Ieraci, the strongest Italian  It&rsquo;s been three years since she won her title. In racing, three seasons is a significant period, because scenarios can change each year. What remains unchanged is the hunger that Carrasco displays, the rider having grown in every respect and still keen to win. She is the "mature" rider in the 300, a class full of daredevils. In effect, leader Adrian Huertas is among those who have used some good sense as well as their right wrist. The same goes for second-placed Tom Booth-Amos. And then there&rsquo;s Ana, with the same points tally as Yuta Okaya. And the Italians? The strongest is Bruno Ieraci, currently in eleventh place. The Italian contingent could do more and &ndash; in our opinion &ndash; it looks like they are sometimes &lsquo;frightened&rsquo; by their rivals' aggressive behaviour. Several have admitted: "Here there&rsquo;s little room for tactics and a lot of confusion. You have to look out for everything and everyone". Translated by Heather Watson WorldSBK: Laverty and RC Squadra Corse to miss the Assen Round       

Spanish Ana is fighting fit as she arrives at the 'university of two wheels&rsquo; with the aim of catching Booth-Amos and Huertas. The 2018 champion is the most experienced in the category

WorldSSP300, Professor Carrasco on the attack at Assen

The majority of teams and riders entered in this season&rsquo;s Supersport 600 championship were on track for testing in Spain today, making the most of this official Dorna session, also attended by the 300s. The Montmel&oacute; track will host a championship round come mid-September.  The middle class gains one new entry who&rsquo;s particularly keen to do well. His name&rsquo;s Dominique Aegerter, the Swiss rider returning from the world championship to a category he already knows, and where he will compete with team Ten Kate. Aboard his Yamaha, the Swiss rookie set a best of 1&#39;44&quot;603, having completed a total of 34 laps. The R6 remains the bike to beat, as teams await the new regulation.  Another Iwata bike places second, namely the GMT94 ridden by Federico Caricasulo. After a season with the 1000, the Italian returns to his first love, a series where he&rsquo;s won six races in the past. The pair are separated by just 0.280 of a second.  A crash for Odendaal, taken to Granollers hospital. De Rosa strong with the Ninja   Steven Odendaal was riding well but the new Evan Bros hire then crashed and was taken to the local hospital in Granollers where they are examining his right shoulder, which hit the track hard when he fell.  The number 4 rider finishes behind Jules Cluzel, Carica&rsquo;s team-mate. He is followed by Swedish rider Bergman and Italian Raffaele De Rosa, the first Kawasaki rider. A solid ninth place for sole female entry Maria Herrera.  The rest of the field battles it out   2019 champion Randy Krummenacher is now back, having pulled out last season after the opening round with MV Agusta. Italian champion Luca Bernardi makes a good start. Niki Tuuli returns to 600, specifically the 675 F3. Fuligni, Pizzoli and Taccini battle it out in the same group as Michel Fabrizio, with the ZX-6R. The experienced Italian is using this test as a trial run, to understand the general level and his physical condition after a long absence from competition.  The standings     Translated by Heather Watson  SSP600: Maria Herrera on track with team Motoxracing 

The Yamahas ridden by the Swiss rookie and the Italian lead the way at Montmel&oacute;, the Ten Kate R6 quicker than the GMT94 bike. Odendaal crashes and is taken to Granollers hospital, a solid sixth for De Rosa with the Kawasaki

WorldSPP Test, head to head between Aegerter and Caricasulo

        From Ravenna to Navarra by car, a 17-hour trip each way. Federico Caricasulo drove to Spain to meet with team GMT94, the squad with which he will compete in this year&rsquo;s Supersport championship. After a (half) season on a 1000 machine, the young Italian returns to the 600 series. He&rsquo;s back on the Yamaha R6, a bike he&rsquo;s done very well with in the past. The French team, headed up Christophe Guyot, has carried out an initial test at what is a new track on the 2021 SBK calendar: &ldquo;I liked it and had fun - comments Caricasulo &ndash; the track is great, perhaps a little small, but varied. The first two sectors are very technical and fast, scarily so. Then there&rsquo;s quite a slow mixed section that is also technical and challenging". For those who haven&rsquo;t ridden there, they can look forward to the experience, Federico defining Navarra as: "Like a combination of classic racetrack and small karting track. The asphalt might need re-doing, because it&rsquo;s a bit uneven, and there are potholes but, overall, I really liked it and it was great to ride the race bike&rdquo;. A productive GMT94 test for Carica, who will share the garage with Cluzel   Having travelled all the way to Navarra to collect some useful references and parameters ahead of the August round, Federico is pleased with the work completed with team GMT94: &ldquo;The test went well - he confirms - and the team and I worked very hard, in fact, I can see that we&rsquo;ve taken some real steps forward. We&rsquo;ve grown since day one and hope to continue to do so&rdquo;. Team-mate Jules Cluzel was also on track, his R6 bearing the number 16, while Federico will ride with number 94, matching the French team&rsquo;s own number. Ana Carrasco was also in action with the Ninja 400, as was Johan Gimbert, also on a Kawasaki. Translated by Heather Watson SBK, Bayliss the fearless spirit: cut my finger off, I have to race!       

Federico has completed a test with team Yamaha GMT94 at the Spanish track, a new-entry on the 2021 calendar: &ldquo;There are some really quick sections, then a slow, technical part. I like it, it&rsquo;s fun&rdquo;

SSP, Caricasulo: “Navarra? A combination of racetrack and kart track”

Ana Carrasco&rsquo;s 2020 season came to a premature end when she suffered a serious back injury, fracturing her D4 and D6 vertebrae during a test at Estoril. The Spaniard underwent surgery right way and now, having waited for the right time and in a good state of health, she has returned to hospital to remove the screws in her back.  In light of how the vertebrae are healing, the operation was carried out on Tuesday 12 January. Ana will have a CAT scan in a week and if this confirms the good state of the fracture, she will be able to resume normal physical activity in a couple of weeks, once the surgical wound has healed. And in a month she can get back in the saddle. This means that she will be able to start the season in good physical shape.    The WorldSSP300 Kawasaki Provec rider is over the moon: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m so happy, the doctors say the operation went well and I want to thank the whole team for their support in recent months, particularly Albert, our medical coordinator, Santi, my trainer and Joan Tao, my osteopath. The many hours they&rsquo;ve dedicated to my health are paying off, also thanks to the great work of Dr. Ubierna and Dr. C&aacute;ceres of course. I cannot wait to get back on my Ninja 400, I&rsquo;ll be 100% by the start of the season&rdquo;.  In the words of the doctor   The doctors explain: &ldquo;On Tuesday 12 January we carried out surgery to remove the titanium implant that was inserted on 15 September. We decided to proceed with the operation because a CAT scan showed us that the fractures were already consolidated, and we decided to insert lyophilised bone into the screw holes to speed up bone regeneration&rdquo;. It all went to plan: &ldquo;The surgery went very well, as planned, and next week we&rsquo;ll do another CAT to confirm the progress. If all goes well, she can start training in 15 days&rsquo; time, once the surgical wound has healed, and then in another 15 days she can ride a bike&rdquo;.  &nbsp;  Everything&rsquo;s ready for 2021   Team manager Carla Grau adds: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re hearing great things from the hospital and the ICATME team and Ana should be ready in a few weeks&#39; time. We at Kawasaki Provec want to highlight Ana&rsquo;s professionalism, she&rsquo;s worked religiously on her physical rehab in order to accelerate the healing process. As for the project, we haven&rsquo;t stopped, and we have everything ready for the 2021 season&rdquo;. And there is more news: &ldquo;All our sponsors have reconfirmed their commitment to Ana&rsquo;s project, even at this time of economic uncertainty and with the injury in the middle, and various new companies have come on board for the 2021 adventure. I thank them all; we&rsquo;ll be more than ready for the first race of the season in late April&rdquo;.  Translated by Heather Watson  WorldSBK, Gerloff on Spies&#39; R1: will Garrett follow in Ben&#39;s footsteps? 

The Spaniard was in the operating room to have the screws in her back removed, and if an upcoming CAT scan looks good, she can return to riding in a month

SSP300, Carrasco: &ldquo;Surgery successful. I&rsquo;ll be 100% for the start of the season&rdquo;

Even without the rumoured regulation change, the 2021 Supersport championship promises to be one to watch, especially in terms of its Italian competitors. The departure of current champion Andrea Locatelli (direction SBK) has been mitigated by the return of Federico Caricasulo who, after a rookie season in the reigning class, is ready to fight for the 600 title once again, lining up with team GMT94.  A good opportunity   &ldquo;When I saw that the only option was to return to Supersport, I wasn&rsquo;t particularly happy - admits Federico -&nbsp;but once I had time to think about it, I realised that this is a good opportunity. I think it&rsquo;s a good idea to take a step back, in order to try and take two steps forward.&rdquo;  How did the deal come about?  &ldquo;After Estoril, I tried to understand the possibilities, and there were chances to stay in Superbike but nothing that really convinced me, also because it&rsquo;s not easy to find a solution when you don&rsquo;t find out until October that you have no ride. And so that&rsquo;s how the SSP chapter opened up. I had a few offers to choose from, and the GMT94 proposal looked to be the most interesting. I know I can fight for the title with the team, and it&rsquo;s a way of staying connected to Yamaha.&quot;  Have you already spoken to Yamaha about a possible return to the reigning class?  &ldquo;For now, we&rsquo;ve only talked about 2021. If I score the right kind of results then doors might open, so my goal is to win the Supersport title, to try and return to Superbike.&quot;  &ldquo;Rivalry with Cluzel is normal, but I have a good relationship with him&rdquo;   Waiting for him in the GMT94 garage is top rider Cluzel. Can we expect a duel?  &ldquo;I think rivalry with your team-mate is all part of the sport, but I&rsquo;ve always had a good relationship with Jules, he&rsquo;s a laid-back kind of guy like me. I hope we can both fight for the win, so that we motivate each other, like Randy (Krummenacher) and I did in 2019. We preach peace for now (he laughs).&quot;  Will you need time to adapt to the 600 again?  &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve completed so few races in Superbike that I don&rsquo;t think it will be a problem going back to the 600, also because I&rsquo;ve continued to train with my R6. I think by the time we get to the first test, probably not before February or March, I&rsquo;ll have things under control. Until then, I&rsquo;ll continue to train at my local tracks, I&rsquo;ll be leaving grooves in the asphalt (he laughs).&quot;  Fatal accidents: track safety can always be improved 

&quot;At first I wasn&rsquo;t happy about going back to Supersport, then I realised it&rsquo;s an excellent opportunity to win the title. Rivalry in the garage is normal, but I have a good relationship with Cluzel&quot;

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