WorldSBK: BMW Motorrad Team confident with new bike developments

Michelle Liew

September 3, 2019

Much is at stake at Portimão this weekend for BMW Motorrad team!

The FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) resumes its course with the tenth round in Portimão, Portugal after a long summer break. BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team riders Tom Sykes and Markus Reiterberger are ready to tackle the Algarve International Circuit this weekend with their BMW S 1000 RR. The duo has been testing the new updates of their bike and is keen on doing their best with it.

Tom Sykes (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)- What to Expect?

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“I am really looking forward to heading back to the Portimão circuit on the back of a successful two days of testing there recently. During the test, we certainly gathered a lot of information for the set-up of the BMW S 1000 RR. Overall at the test, we tried various bike set-ups that we’re not usually able to do during the race weekends due to the restricted time. Though the set-ups proved to be very, very good. We got some positive results. So, hopefully we can pick up where we left off and try to keep our run of podium places on the go. The podium is certainly the target for the remaining races,” says Sykes as quoted from BMW Motorrad.

Markus Reiterberger (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)- What to Expect?

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“I was very happy with the two days of testing at Portimão. I am now looking forward to a good, and hopefully successful, race weekend. I’m looking forward to good teamwork and want to improve and enjoy my riding. I definitely have my sights set on the top ten. I like the circuit and a lot of my friends are travelling to support me there. Bring on the weekend.”

Shaun Muir, Team Principal BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team

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“Both riders come off a good test at Portimão so we are really confident of having a good starting base setting for both riders. FP1 should be interesting. Both riders concentrated on race pace not on one-lap simulations so that should bode well for the race. The temperatures are going to be similar like at the test in the high twenties and early thirties. We are looking forward to the last four rounds of the year where we hope to continue with some podium success.”