WorldSBK, Mahias waves the white flag: Rabat to ride at Misano

There was little hope of seeing Lucas Mahias in action at Misano after the Frenchman crashed during the Superpole Race at Estoril, fracturing the fifth metacarpal on his right hand, and now our fears are confirmed. Lucas will not compete in the Romagna Riviera round, allowing himself more time to recover ahead of the Donington round, scheduled for mid-July.

Ecco Rabat

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He will be replaced at Misano - where the Puccetti team will be celebrating its twentieth anniversary - by Tito Rabat, who returns to Superbike and the same Italian team with which he contested the final rounds of the 2021 season, an eleventh place finish his best result last year. Both satellite Kawasaki teams will therefore field a replacement rider, seeing with Alessandro Delbianco already confirmed to ride for Pedercini.

“I’m really very pleased to be back racing with Kawasaki Puccetti Racing", comments Rabat, "and I thank Manuel and the whole team for putting their trust in me, at their home round no less, which I know is very important for them. I’m highly motivated and fully committed. I hope that the weather is good and that we can enjoy a weekend that will be challenging but also wonderful. I can’t wait to get back to work with the team, after getting on with them so well last year”.

Translated by Heather Watson

WorldSBK, the Italian patrol grows: Delbianco with Pedercini at Misano