Here💯 are the top World Superbike Championship riders speaking truthfully about the latest contract negotiations regarding their 2026 race seats.

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

Aruba.it Racing Ducati’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alvaro Bautista has made clear his intentions to continue racing in 2026, saying he has an “agreement” with t💫he Bor♛go Panigale manufacturer for next season’s WorldSBK campaign.

The two-time 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:World Superbike Champion ൲says that he has an option with Ducati in his current contract, the two parties 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 Czeꦆch WorldSBK.

“I just need to say yes from m🔥y side and the team needs to say yes from theirs, but the agreement is already 🗹signed.

“I have confir♐med 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澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nicolo Bulega, things are more strai🌃ghtforward in some ways, but more complicated in others.

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

Bulega, though, assures his primary target is to stay with Du🍬cati.

“My goal is 🏅to stay with 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 thinꦍk also about the future. We are talking and we will see.”

He added: “I🔥 want to stay focused on World Superbike because now I’m racing here and our go💫al is to try to win the championship this year and next year, and then we will see.”

Ducati are trying to tempt Bulega with🥃 the p♋ossibility of a 2027 MotoGP move.

Toprak Razgatlioglu: "One or two weeks" before news

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Toprak Razgatlioglu’s future has been a hot topic for many years but especially in 2025, when a MotoG♊P switch seems to be his priority.

For now, though, things remain “quiet”.

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

It’s worth noting that Sofuoglu said h🌺imself that concrete news on Razgatlioglu’s future wold be delivered “soon” when he was 🐟at the Dutch WorldSBK at the beginning of April – five weeks ago.

Razgatlioglu h🔯as previously spoken about a dream to move to MꦗotoGP.

Yamaha and Honda have been linked.

But 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Yamaha refuse to co-operate with Razgatlioglu's deadlines. 

And Hondಌa now have the possibility to sign Jorge Martin, which shockin👍gly arose earlier this week. Honda also like Pedro Acosta.

It has been theorised that Razgatlioglu and his manager have talked up M♚otoGP rumours to get a better contract from BMW to stay put.

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 all of 2024, has been enough to m☂ean that he would like to stay where he is for the 2026 season.

“I’m very happy,” Lowes said.

“I’ve been i𒆙n the Marc VDS team a long time. My first target would be to stay 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 how competitive it is, but let’🐲🌼s see.

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

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

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Danilo Petrucci’s entire WorldSBK career has been with the Barni Ducati team, and the Italian – recognising th🀅e strength of his current package – sees no reason to change that for 20𒀰26.

“A factory bike is a drea☂m,” said Petrucci, “but I can’t complain with what I have now, because my bike is faster than m🥃any factory bikes.

“I found myself really well with𒆙 Barni, s🎃o maybe there’s a chance to race together next year.”

Lecuona: “I know I’m not at my limit”

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Iker Lecuona’s injury-hit off-season and beginning of the 2025 season means he knows he has more to find 𓆉in ﷽himself in terms of performance, despite achieving decent results in recent races, including top-sixes in Assen and Cremona.

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

“I know I can win and fight for the top positions so that is my target,” said Lecuo⛦na.

“I am not thinking about a anything else.

“My manager has said he won’t tell me anything until summer, so I don’t know anything, but I don’t want to know♛ 𒊎anything.

“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 bik🤡e. Even with the bad luck with injuries that I’ve had, I’ve had the capacity to get good results, so I know I’m not at my limit.”