Irwin Feels He Has 'new Lease Of Life' In Bsb

British Superbike rider Andrew Irwin believes he has been fixed "a caller lease of life" aft making nan determination to tally his ain squad pinch nan thief of title sponsors successful nan forthcoming season.

Speaking to nan BBC Bikes Podcast, nan 31-year-old said he had endured "sleepless nights" aft his three-year business pinch Honda Racing came to an extremity astatine nan extremity astatine nan extremity of nan 2025 campaign.

Irwin will move to Ducati machinery for 2026 nether nan banner of MET fonaCAB Racing.

"There has been thing missing complete nan past fewer years. I don't cognize what it is.

"I had truthful galore sleepless nights, what americium I going to do, we had conscionable had a 2nd baby, and it's my family's income.

"I knew I could spell and get a normal job, I'd done that before, but racing motorcycles thumps a normal job. I couldn't stop, I knew I wanted to support going and effort and realise my unfulfilled potential.

"That was nan information successful putting this squad together. It's conscionable astir doing it week in, week out. I person truthful overmuch belief successful myself that I tin do it."

Irwin added that he believes a caller attack and a caller situation tin only use him successful nan twelvemonth ahead.

"I was looking information for thing else. I needed a alteration of direction, I needed a alteration of information I feel.

"It's astir apt nan champion point that's happened to me, I consciousness for illustration I've sewage a caller lease of life. We haven't gone racing yet but I consciousness for illustration I tin spell backmost to being myself."

Among nan different subjects Andrew discusses connected nan podcast are being portion of nan celebrated Irwin racing family and his thoughts connected his relative Glenn's determination to return to nan North West 200 aft a one-year sabbatical.