In the latest edition of the wuqian0821.com MotoGP podcast, former British champion an𝄹d grand prix rider Keith Huewen said he wouldn’t be surprised if the popularity of the production bike series starts to ‘eclipse’ the premier-class in some markets.

Both MotoGP and WorldSBK have had three different world champions, on three different brands of bike, over the past t🌠hre♏e seasons.

While MotoGP has the prestige of bei𝄹ng motorcycling’s most elite class and is far bigger on a global scale, SBK often produces more action-packed racing for a cheaper ticket price.

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“Is this the year where World Superbike starts t꧂o eclipse - in some marketplaces - the popularity of MotoGP?” asked&nb🅠sp;Huewen.

“We've seen🦂 it in the past where in cer🥂tain marketplaces World Superbikes were above the then 500cc/early days of MotoGP.

“World Superbikes at the moment, considering they're just bloody old ꦏproduction bikes, some would say, are doing a great job. It's a great series. It's going to be a fantastic year in World Superbikes.

“British Supe🌟rbikes is a fanta꧙stic series. Massive gates, people at trackside. It's a real event.

“Is MotoGP losing a bit of gloss?

“I think some promoters have charged too m🃏uch money to get in, such as Mugello last year.

“MotoGP is the premier class, no doubt in my mind about that:&n🎶bsp;A prototypeꦬ class, the very best riders, on the very best bikes.

“But World Superb♔ike is coming up at the moment in popularity.

“People only have so much time to watchꦐ sport and only have so much money to go out and see sport.

"Not many people can afford to go to both championships. And it's a very fin🐬e line.

“Which is going to be the worldwide favourite in 2023? I think it's still going to be MotoGP by quite some margin. But World Superbike is on the march again and that could give Dorna🙈 a dilemma because they own both!

“Maybe they'll be happy to see World Superbike rise, but there was a ꦍtime when it was believed that the market wasn't able to sustain two big motorcycle championships.

“So it's going to be a very interesting year. Will it be World Superbikes𒈔 at the top of the tree, or will it be MotoGP?

"I feel it w🦄ill still be MotoGP but watch o🦹ut guys, World Superbike is coming!”

Keith Huewen, wuqian0821.com MotoGP editor Pete McLaren and podcast host Harry Benjamin also d꧟iscuss what to expect from Wednesday’s Repsol Honda team launch, answer viewer ques♔tions and debate whether MotoGP riders deserve a bonus for Sprint races.

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