Here are the top World Superbike Cham𒁃pionship riders speaking truthfully about the latest contract negotiations regarding thei𝐆r 2026 race seats.

Alvaro Bautista: "I have an agreement..."

Aruba.it Racing Ducati’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alvaro Bautista has made clear his intentions to continue racing in 2026, saying he has an “agreement” with the Borgoꩵ Panigale manufacturer ⛦for next season’s WorldSBK campaign.

The two-time 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:World Superbike Champion says that h𝓡e has an option with Ducati in his current contract, the two partiꦫes need only agree to exercise it.

“To be honest, I have an agreement with Ducati for 2025 and 2026,” Bautista 🍸told WorldSBK.com ahead of the Czech WorldSBK.

“I just 🐓need to say yes from my side and the team needs to say yes from 🐲theirs, but the agreement is already signed.

“I have confirmed with🐽 the team that I want to keep racing in 2026, and now I’m just waiting for their answer.”

Nicolo Bulega: “My goal is to stay with Ducati”

For Bautista’s championship-leading teammate, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nicolo Bulega, things are more straightforward in some ways, but more compli🐈cated in others.

The Italian has won more races than any other rider so far this year, has completed two ‘trebles’, a🥀nd is therefore a much desired rider. On the other hand, he’s ambitious, and knows that he can use his current performance to gain something more than a factory Ducati World Superbi🍬ke ride – perhaps a MotoGP testing programme.

Bulꦗega, though, assures his primary target is to stay with Ducati.

“My goal is to stay ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚwith Ducati because they give me a great opportunity to become a great Superbike rider, so they help me a lot for this so my goal is to stay with them,” he said.

“But I am only 25-years-old, so I would like to think also𒊎 about the future. We are talking and we will see.”

He added: “I want to stay focused on World Superbike be♏cause now I’m racing here and our goal is to try to win the championship this year and next year, and then we will see.”

Ducati are trying to tempt B🧔ulega with the possibility of a 2027 MotoGP🌳 move.

Toprak Razgatlioglu: "One or two weeks" before news

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Toprak Razgatlioglu’s future has been a hot topic for many years but especially in 2025, when a MotoGP switch seems to be his prioriꦰty.

For now, though, things remain “quiet”.

“Now it’s still quiet because still he’s [Kenan Sofu♚oglu] talking with some brands, but we will see [in] I think one or maybe two weeks,” Razgatliogu said.

It’s worth noting that Sofuoglu said himself that concrete news on Razgatlioglu’s future wold be delivered “soon” when he was at the Dutch WorldSBK at the beginning of Ap💙ril – five weeks ago.

Razgatlioglu has previously🌠 spoken about a dream to move♉ to MotoGP.

Yamaha and Honda have been linked.

But 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Yamaha refuse to co-operate with Razgatlioglu's deadlines. 

And Honda now have the possibility to sign Jorge Martin, which shockingly arose earlier this week. Honda also like Pedﷺro Acosta.

It has been theorised that Razgatlioglu and his manager have talked up MotoGP rumours to get a better contract from BMW to stay pu🍷t.

Sam Lowes: “First target” to stay with Marc VDS

For Sam Lowes, the progression made from last year to this year, in which he has scored 20 points more after four rounds than he did in al🌼l of 2024, has been enough to mean that he would like to stay where he is for the 2026 season.

“I’m very happy,” Lowes said.

“I’ve been in the Marc VDS team a long time. My first target would be to stꦗay there for another season.

“I think [from] last year to 💫this year we’ve made a big step and looking forward to next year.

“I’d have to ask them a little bit, obviously my plan would be to stay on a Ducati, given the series and h💖ow competitive it is, but let’s see.

“At the minute, not too much said, but I’m very happy in the team and I think in the next weeks we will knowﷺ a lot more.”

Petrucci: “Factory bike is a dream, but…”

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Danilo Petrucci’s entire WorldSBK career has been with the Barni Ducati team, and the Italian – recognising 🌄the strength of his current package – sees no reason to change that for 2026.

“A factory bike is a dream,” said Petrucci, “b🌠ut I can’t complain with what I have now, because my bike is faster than many factory bikes.

“I found myself really well with Barni, so🧜 maybe there’s a chance to race together next year.”

Lecuona: “I know I’m not at my limit”

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Iker Lecuona’s injury-hit off-season and beginning of the 2025 season means he knows he has more to find in himself in terms of performance, despite achieving decent results in recent races, including top-si𝐆xes in Assen and Cremona.

The result of that is that the Spanish rider is not currently concerning himself with his 𓄧future beyond this year, when he will be out of contract at HRC.

“I know I can win and fi𓂃ght for the top positions so that is my target,” said Lecuona.

“I am not thinking about a anything else.

“My manager has said he won’t tell m🗹e anything until summer, so I don’t kn🅘ow anything, but I don’t want to know anything.

“I’m starting to feel good and work on myself.

“About the future, I don’t really care, I know what I can do on the bike. Even with the bad luck with injuries that I’ve h🌞ad, I’ve had the capacity to get good results, so I know I’m not at my limit.”