WorldSBK: Michael Van Der Mark: “Toprak Razgatlioglu is the rider with the most talent in the whole field”

Michael Van Der Mark says the addition of Toprak Razgatlioglu to BMW means they have signed the best rider in WorldSBK.

The Dutch rider is th🗹e most experienced rider at BMW, while Razgatlioglu is the least as 2024 will be his first seasoꦰn aboard the M 1000 RR.

Scott Redding has been with the German manufacturer for several seasons, while Garrett Gerloff rode for Bonovo Action BMW last season, which he will do again alongside Red𒊎ding꧑ in 2024.

But𝐆 for Van Der Mark, being the most experienced won’t help i🉐f he suffers the same injury woes as last season.

Fully recovered and raring to go ahead of next week’s Jerez test, Van Der Mark to🐲ld WorldSBK.com: “I’m fully fit again, I’m ready to race. I think we all have one goal in BMW, and that’s to wi✨n. 

“So, I’m trying really hard, and B𓄧MW is pushing really hard. I have a lot of confidence in the project. 

“Siꦇgning Toprak, changing a lot of things inside… I have a lot of confi♔dence we’ll get there.”

Going into more detail about the addition of Razgatlioglu, Van Der Mark said the Gဣerman manufacturer has signed the best talent in the championship.

“Honestly, I think Toprak is the rider with the most talent in the whole field,” said the Dutchman. “His style is different from everyone else. He’s really strongღ on the brakes, so that’s something we can learn a lot from. 

“And he’s a fast rider, you can 🌠always learn from a fast rider. I think everyone’s reall💧y motivated that he wanted to join this project.”

Different for 2024 is BMW’s branಌd new test team of Bradley Smith and 2014 WorldSBK champion Sylvain Guintoli. 

Those signings came after Razgatlioglu was signed and Van Der Mark has clearly seen a more urgent approach from the German brand&n🥀bsp;

Van Der Mark began by saying: “I don’t feel pressure.🅠 I love to see that they’re putting a lot of effort in, more and more. It gives me ꦓmore confidence. 

“The confidence from seeing them pushing that hard, I ಌthink it will make me faste✤r as well.”

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