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Former MotoE World Cup winner Matteo Ferrari is reportedly a part of CFMoto’s WorldSBK effort.
CFMoto has reportedly signed former Moto3 rider Matteo Ferrari to be a test rider for its WorldSBK project. Ferrari, a historical figure in motorcycle racing, won the inaugural MotoE World Cup in 2019 and has since continued competing in MotoE.
With MotoE no longer an option, other riders, like Mattia Casadei and Alessandro Zaccone, have shifted their focus to other racing series, such as World Supersport and WorldSSP, for the upcoming seasons.
Ferrari will be riding a Ducati for the WRP team in World Supersport, while also being involved in CFMoto’s new World Superbike project. CFMoto aims to compete in World Superbike with its V4SR-RR bike, developed with the help of a former Ducati engineer.
The addition of CFMoto to World Superbike would make it the fourth Chinese manufacturer in the paddock, following QJMotor, Kove, and ZXMoto. This marks CFMoto’s first racing project with machinery of its own design, a departure from using re-branded KTM bikes in Moto3.
