The World Superbike started this Wednesday with the first pre-season testing in the circuit of Jerez. Some training that included the teams Kawasaki and HRC, among others. With the Ninja officer was only on track alex loweswho set the best time of the day with a 1:40.316, improving the 1:40.791 of the fastest lap in the race of Toprak Razgatlioglu in 2021. It is expected that Jonathan Rea will ride on Thursday to begin the reconquest after giving up the throne last year to the Turk from Yamaha.
From behind they were seen Xavi Verge and Iker Lecuona, both recently landed in the World Championship of the derivatives of the series from Moto2 and MotoGP, respectively. The Barcelonan stayed in the same tenth as the Briton (1:40.342) and the Valencian rolled one slower (1:40.495). The times are not yet the most relevant, and even more so for two drivers with no experience in the championship. “Very happy to get back on track and feel so good with the bike. Some pain at the end of the day in my hand, but even so tomorrow we will continue to give gas,” said Lecuona after finishing the day.
It is also in Jerez Anna Carrascotesting the Kawasaki 600 of the Verdnatura, and with its future in the air. The Murcian does not appear on the list of entries in the SSP300 and SSP World Championships and, according to Sky, the 2018 champion in the small SBK category could return to the MotoGP World Championship. Information from the Italian media indicates that Carrasco would reach Moto3 with Boe’s KTM, the same structure with which it competed in 2015. David Muñoz and David Salvador appeared as the team’s drivers, but in the team’s social media profile the latter’s name has become a TBC (to be confirmed). If the return is confirmed, the Murcian would be the only woman in the three categories of the MotoGP World Championship.