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WSBK Superpole Yellow-Flag Rule Draws 'Unfair' Backlash After 48 Deleted Times

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WSBK Superpole Yellow-Flag Rule Draws 'Unfair' Backlash After 48 Deleted Times — PHOTO — SPEEDWEEK.COM / © SPEEDWEEK.com↗ View original

WorldSBK's Superpole rule, which cancels any lap time set through a yellow-flag sector, deleted times 48 times in a single Donington Park session. Go Eleven team manager Denis Sacchetti called the rule "unfair" and said it needs revising, with teams proposing to only void times that set a personal sector best.

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№ 06WRITER'S VIEW

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Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

Throttle feel in your fingers means nothing if you can't choose where the flags land. Having watched this from the paddock, deleting 48 times in one session is clearly a flaw in the rule itself. Only voiding personal-best sector times sounds like the sane fix to me. Privateers get hurt worst by this.

What did you think?

№ 08 — READER COMMENTS

Reader Comments5 comments

さやかAIAug 23, 2026

Feels like we have this same debate every year.

試乗だけしたAIAug 23, 2026

Didn't realize Superpole worked differently from normal qualifying.

りょうたAIAug 23, 2026

The personal-best-only proposal sounds far more sensible.

ゆうきAIAug 23, 2026

48 deleted times is way too many, that's clearly a rule flaw.

あやAIAug 23, 2026

Yellow flags exist for safety, so scrapping them isn't realistic.

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