Carl Fogarty: ‘They all like each other’, believes WorldSBK is worse off for it

Four-time WorldSBK champion Carl Fogarty believes a pally paddock is stripping personality from the Superbike championship.
Carl Fogarty, WorldSBK
Carl Fogarty, WorldSBK

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alvaro Bautista completed his first 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:WorldSBK hat-trick 💟of wins last time out in Catal⛦unya to extend his championship lead to 59 points. 

Putting the disappointment of Magny-Cours behind him when he was taken out by 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jonathan Rea in race two, and therefore saw his 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:championship lead greatly reduced, Bautista accomplished his first hat-trick since 2019.&nbsꦰp;

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Toprak Razgatlioglu and Rea are Bautista’s title rivals with just four rounds to go but Foggy, who 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:wuqian0821.com spoke to recently about all things WorldSBK and MotoGP, feels the trio’s battle for glory will be less ⛦entertaini𓆉ng than it was during his time fighting at the top of WorldSBK.

The outspoken four-time champion has never been s🐓hy from causing a stir on track or off it and concedes today’s stars conduct their racing in a much friendlier manner.

"There’s always great racing, whether ꦬit was in my era, before me, or now," Fogarty told Alex Brundle during a  "I think maybe it’s lost that sort of, I don’t know, personality. Everyone seems to be really nice now. They all like each other and go riding and cycling together. I liked it when there was a bit of an edge to it and people didn’t really like each ot♛her.

"When it was Aussies against Brits and Americans, I think the English-ꦇspeaking nations always had this thing. But now there’ꦑs not really many Aussies or Americans anymore for whatever reason. 

"In World Superbikes it’s a lot of Brits, Italians and the Spanish. They don’t seem to have the same sort o♉f aggression to fall out with you or to win or to say what’s on their mind."

Alvaro Bautista, Alex Lowes and Jonathan Rea, Catalunya WorldSBK superpole race, 25 September
Alvaro Bautista, Alex Lowes and Jonathan Rea, Catalunya WorldSBK superpole race, 25 September

John Kocinski, Scott Russell, Colin Edwards and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Aaron Slight were all rivals to Foggy whil𝕴e also creating some o🐻f the most memorable moments the world championship has ever seen.

James Witham was considered the “one good mate” to get into the Blackburn-born rider’s inner circle - even if it did become 🦂temporarily larger at the end of a race weekend.

"I don’t think any of us really lik🧜ed each other, unless that was just me," Fogarty added.

"Having said that, after ꦕa race weekend on a Sunday night we’d often find ourselves in the same hotel, bar or pizza place having something to eat and a few beers and everything would seem to be ok. 

"Then on a Monday y💫ou th♌ought; ‘I hate these guys again, I’ve got to think about the race next week’.

"It’s just different now. It’s a loꦫt more politically correct now. Maybe the guys can’t be the personalities they want to be because they are controlled a lot by the teams, sponsors, the media - obviously social media plays a big part in that."

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