bmw preparing for his descent MotoGP. The German manufacturer, just a few days ago, announced for the first time its intentions to enter the Motorcycle World Championship. And, now, consulted sources have confirmed to ‘Mundo Deportivo’ what steps the builder has set out to follow.
Toprak Razgatlioglu and Markus Flash arrive
At the beginning of October 2023, BMW Group announced organizational changes in the management of BMW Motorrad. Markus Flaschpassionate about the competition, will be the successor of Markus Schramm and will assume the position of director of BMW Motorrad worldwide starting November 1, 2023.
Five months earlier, the German manufacturer made official the signing of Toprak Razgatlioglu as a spearhead for the team’s official project WorldSBK. The 2021 world champion, during his time at yamahaflirted a few times with making a waterfall at MotoGP with the Japanese and made two more tests: in 2022 at Aragon and in 2023 at Sherry.
On more than one occasion, the Turk publicly expressed his desire to be part of the team. MotoGPbut finally decided to stay inside WorldSBK attracted to the project bmw.
Flash lived ever since Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya the big weekend of Toprak Razgatlioglu and bmw Just a moment WorldSBK 2024 round. “When bmw participate in the races, it is to win (…) the goal is to win the championship,” announced the CEO from the Catalan track facilities.
both Flash admitted, just a few days ago, that “taking the leap to MotoGP It makes sense to us and, therefore, we examine it carefully. “I wouldn’t rule it out.”
Top test pilots
Second step you took bmw In 2023, following his plan, he signed two great riders as testers of his motorcycles. WorldSBK. So, in December, the German manufacturer announced the French additions Sylvain Guintoli and from the British Bradley Smith.
Smith33, is known primarily for his time at MotoGP starting in 2013, where it remained active until 2020, which passed yamaha, KTM and Aprilia. In addition, the Briton won the endurance race of 8 Hours of Suzuka in 2015.
Guintoli, 41 years old, has extensive experience in various fields of motorcycling. He was a two-time world champion, winning the FIM Superbike World Championship in 2014 and the FIM World Endurance Championship in 2021.
But, especially brilliant, is his time as a tester of suzuki in MotoGPplays a prominent role in a 2020 season in which Joan Mir won the title and Alex Rins He was third overall. The world champion himself recognized, therefore, the contribution of Guintoli: “He’s definitely a big help to us. He does an incredible job because he’s so sensitive.”
The WorldSBK title: first goal
The announcement of the arrival of both pilots is another clear declaration of intentions from bmw both in the present and in the future. The first, undoubtedly, is the inclusion of Toprak Razgatlioglu as project leader bmw official at WorldSBK.
The Germans, in 2013, announced that when the season ended they would abandon the World Superbike to focus on other sporting goals. at the time, Marco Melandri and Chaz Davies They were his pilots and the British achieved the final victory for bmw in Race 2 of Nurburgring.
In 2019, they returned to WorldSBK with official equipment with Tom Sykes and Markus Reiterberger and it took them more than four years to see a bmw on top of a podium.
Razgatlioglu achieved the superpole and won this weekend at Race 1 and in Super Pole Race of Catalonia 2024results that reinforced the goal of Markus Flaschwhich is nothing but the conquest of WorldSBK Championship together bmw to make the leap to MotoGP.
Change of regulations in 2027 and Toprak as the first sword
Carmelo EzpeletaCEO of Dornacompany organization of MotoGP World Championshiprecently acknowledged in an interview for ‘Mundo Deportivo’ that “I find it difficult for a new manufacturer to enter before 2027. They will do it for 2025 and 2026. Nobody will build a motorcycle with these regulations, since then they will not be able to race in a 2027 regulation that will be very different from the current regulation.”
And for that person, MotoGP preparing important changes in the regulations, as confirmed by Ezpeleta: “Our proposal is out there devices front and rear and very tight aerodynamics, tighter than what the company asked us to do. MSMA (Motorcycle Sports Manufacturers’ Association or Manufacturers’ Association). And, about the removal, it is enough, get down to 850cc -they are present 1,000cc-”.
In the future until 2027, bmw preparing a project to become the world champion of WorldSBK with a motorcycle developed by Sylvain Guintoli and Bradley Smith including official pilots.
Both these riders will manage in collaboration with engineers and factories to develop, in parallel, a motorcycle MotoGP adapted to the new regulations in 2027. The goal is to make the move to Motorcycle World Championship with a Toprak Razgatlioglu which will then be 30 years old as the first sword.
Source: La Verdad
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