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Alex Rins Eyes WorldSBK Move as Top Option for 2027

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With few competitive MotoGP seats available, 30-year-old Alex Rins is now weighing a move to WorldSBK as his leading option for 2027. His camp is in talks with independent Ducati squad Go Eleven about fielding a second Panigale V4, a bike alone estimated at roughly €300,000, while the team is also negotiating a contract renewal with Lorenzo Baldassarri, complicating the situation.

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Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

A rider as fast as Rins not finding a seat in MotoGP is a strange feeling, coming from someone who's lived in that paddock. But if he does land in WorldSBK, he'll show what the Panigale can do from corner entry to exit. This seat battle with Baldassarri has genuinely become one worth following closely.