Estoril won’t be the only t💦hing making a comeback to the WorldSBK Championship this weekꦅend after Sheridan Morais was confirmed to ride the Orelac Kawasaki in Portugal.

A regular of the WorldSBK paddock with numerous starts in the premier class, as wel🌳l as WorldSSP and the now discontinued Superstock category, 35-year old South African Morais will step in for Maximilian Scheib, who is still recovering from injuries sustained in Barcelona.

Making his first WorldSBK appearance way back in 2009, South Africa🔜n Morais completed a full season for Grillini Kawasaki in 2014. 

That was also𒅌 when he started his last WorldSBK race after an outing at Donington Park in 2ꩲ016 was scuppered by injury. He’d go on to enjoy a race-winning turn at Supersport level in 2017 aboard a Yamaha.

“As always I am happy to be able to give a rider like Sher💃idan a chance since we all know that pilots with his talent are difficult to find,” team manager Jose Calero said. “You have a good opportunity to show that your work anℱd perseverance is to be among the best. This is the last race of this tough season for us, but we have not stopped showing that our team has a serious and consolidated structure. 

“That is why, for a few races, we have been preparing for the coming season with the KR🅷T and Kawasaki official team to be able to start the next year even stronger with the improvements of the Kaw🌌asaki. 

“We already know the rider that we will take in SBK® in the 2021 season and it will be made public shortly.”