Aprilia's Eugene Laverty goes into Donington Park's World Superbike round off the back of excellent results at Monza and Assen, and hopes to end the poor relationship he has with the Leciestershire track.

Despite it being his home race, the Irishman hasn't had the best of luck but hopes that will all change - especially as the RSV4 has proved so versatile over the last couple of races.

“We have shown that we can be fast and consistent on two very different tracks after winning at Assen and Monza. My RSV4 did extremely well for me at Monza, on a track where the speed and balance of the bike in braking are so important," said Laverty.

“The points situation is excellent if you consider the double DNF in Aragón, but I’ve already left those difficulties behind and I count on doing well at the next round in Donington as well.

Even though it will almost be a home round, it has never been a particularly favourable track for me, but I think this year I’ve got everything in order to bridge this gap as well.”