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A crash in qualifying turned Motegi into something of a headache for Jorge Martin. But he still left Japan with a lead of 10 points over Pecco Bagnaia.

 
The setting for Mandalika is second to none: on the edge of a tropical beach

 
The Austrian summer means that the little fluffy clouds become big fluffy clouds become giant dark threatening clouds become hail and thunderstorms which lash the circuit

 
Once upon a time, fast and flowing was not a Ducati track. Now every track is a Ducati track

 
History time at Silverstone. To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing, the teams ran commemorative liveries

 
Meet the new boss. Toprak Razgatlioglu has seized WorldSBK by the scruff of the neck in the last few races, and has taken control

 
Champ. Pecco Bagnaia did the business at the Sachsenring, with a little help from his main rival Jorge Martin

 
He looked like Mr Perfect at the Sachsenring. But Jorge Martin was only Mr 50%

 
Mugello. Home of the smoke bomb

 
Turn 1 is where a lot of the race is decided. But at Barcelona, tire wear meant the last five laps counted a lot too