The new face
Present in the official team BMW from 2021, Michael van der Mark is ready to start next season with great news: the 31-year-old Dutchman, Supersport champion in 2014, will take to the track with Toprak Razgatlioglu as his new teammate. Winner of the world title in 2021, the Turkish rider completed his first km aboard the M 1000 RR in Portugal, thus opening a new challenge after his stint at Yamaha with the aim of bringing the Bavarian manufacturer to the highest levels to counter the dominance of Ducati.
The previous Together
For Van der Mark, however, the arrival of Razgatlioglu does not represent a real novelty: the two drivers, in fact, already shared the garage on one occasion, and precisely in Yamaha. In the 2020, the #54 was in fact signed by the Japanese manufacturer, with Van der Mark playing his last year in the official team before moving to BMW. In recent days, the two have carried out various test sessions in Portimao, with Razgatlioglu expressing good impressions of his new bike.
The climate at BMW
Comments that also came from Van der Mark, who was more disappointed due to the prohibitive conditions which did not allow him to ride for long. However, the Dutchman is still very happy with Razgatlioglu’s presence: “Unfortunately I didn’t do many laps during the test – He admitted – it was unfortunate, but it was nice to be with the team and have Toprak in the pits. There are some new mechanics and it was nice to spend a few days with the guys. Let’s hope to be luckier in Jerez. There are a lot of things to test, so hopefully we can finally go out with the bike. My first impression was that the atmosphere in the team is really good. I had a lot of fun, even though I didn’t race much.”
Chasing victory
Even for #60 the main desire is to bring BMW back to the top. Arrived in Munich for the season 2021during that season he took a total of three podiums, finishing in 3rd place at Donington and Mandalika. The most emblematic result, however, was the victory conquered in Portimao Superpole Racewhich still today equates to the last success of the Dutchman and a BMW rider in Superbike.
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