Following a difficult 2022 campaign, Sykes agreed to leave the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:British Superbike championship and take another shot in WorlꦆdSBK. 

Replacing the now former WorldSBK rider, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lucas Mahias, Sykes also returns to Kawasaki machinery where he’s enjoyed the🐠 bulk of his Superbike success, after spending the 2022 season with Ducati. 

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While far from a rookie in WorldSBK, Sykes is part of a talented and hugely successful influx of new riders to t🔯he 20𝐆23 grid.

Danilo Petrucci, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Remy Gardner and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Dominique Aegerter are just some of the names that have arrived to the Superbike championship in 2023, along with💦 Sykes who remains the second most successful rider in the class behind Jonathan Rea. 

Speaking about his return during last week’s Portimao test, Sykes told : "It's fantastic to be back here in the WorldSBK paddock. I’ve got a lot of fantastic memories here, a lot of history, a lot of good friends.&🍎nbsp;

"It was quite a natural step and one that I’m so far enjoying. With regards to an Independent team, I think I’m very lucky to be with Manuel and the whole of the Kawas🌺aki Puccetti Racing team because, as far as Independent teams go, they’re certainly one of the strongest, if not the strongest. 

"It’s going to be a challenꦕge but I’m one looking forward to. The goal is always to win and always to be competitive. 

"That’s the desire. I think one of the secrets𝐆 to racing is being realistic and understanding where you can be."

In terms of on-track results, Sykes began the 2023 pre-season testing calendar by finishing 17th in Jerez - 2.4s down on 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Toprak Razgatlioglu - before turning that into a P13 finish in Portimao, this time 1.5s away from top spot which was held by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alvaro Bautista. 

"We’ve t🔴ried various settings and I felt increasingly comfortable on the bike," added🧸 Sykes. "We continued with the work begun at Jerez and this made for two very constructive days in which we collected a lot of important data that’s going to be very useful."