WorldSBK Most - Steve English: Expectations vs Reality

WorldSBK Most - Steve English: Expectations vs Reality

What makes for a successful weekend in WorldSBK? We're breaking it down each rider to see how their Expectation plays out against Reality during a race weekend...

5 Yari Montella (Barni Ducati)

Montella has qualified on the front row for three out of four rounds. The Italian has been impressive this season and qualifying will once again be key this weekend. The Czech circuit is one where it’s easy to make a mistake and for Montella, a rider who crashed a lot last year, this is a good test of the steps he’s made. Three top-seven finishes doesn’t sound like a great target for a rider who has finished on the podium this year, but to avoid mistakes all weekend would prove he is maturing.

7 Iker Lecuona (Aruba.it Ducati)

Lecuona had the pace to challenge Bulega in Hungary but illness and penalties held him back. This weekend the Ducati won’t be as strong as it was in Balaton, but Lecuona needs to be the rider to stop the run of form for Bulega. Three podiums is the goal but winning a race is the target.

9 Danilo Petrucci (BMW Motorrad)

Most has been a great circuit for Petrux in the past. The BMW is a very different package to the Ducati he rode here in the past, but if he can qualify inside the top six like he did in Australia and Assen, he can score well this weekend. If Petrucci qualifies off the front two rows of the grid he can only aim for points finishes in each race.

Steve English Fri, 15/May/2026 - 19:55

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