Official: Michael Van Der Mark to remain with BMW for 2023 WorldSBK season
With Scott Redding already signed for next season, BMW’s decision to retain Van Der Mark means it🔯 will continue with the same 🐷line-up for a second consecutive season, the first time that’s happened since returning to WorldSBK as a full factory project in 2019.
Van Der Mark has only competed in three races so far this season after a mountain bike accident during the pre-season ruled himꦓ out of the season-opener💮 in Aragon.
Another heavy fall, this time during free practice for ro꧒und three of the championship in Estoril, has since left the Dutchman on the sidelines once again.
A five-time WorldSBK race winner, Van Der Mark has been with🐎 BMW since the beginning of last season, only E🐠ugene Laverty’s tenure with the German manufacturer has been longer.
With Van Der Mark getting closer to a return and BMW having made 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:huge improvements at Donington Park, the se♏cond half of 2022 could see Redding and Van Der Mark become regular podium challengers.&nb🐬sp;
"I am very happy in the BMW Motorra💯d Motorsport family and pleased about the extension of our collaboration," said Van ♏Der Mark. "Unfortunately, for me personally, the current season has not worked out how I had imagined so far. However, I cannot change that. It is now important to recover fully."
‘I miss everything’, says the eight-year WorldSBK veteran
"I want to 🌄get back on my BMW M 1000 RR as quickly as possible. I miss everything – the team, the bike, racing. However, all that matters is what the doctors say, and I am following their recommendations.
"We’ll have to see exactly when I can race again. I saw at Assen just how much potential the bike has this season, and the project has made furtheꦡr progress since then – you could see that in ⛄the recent races, and it was confirmed by Scott’s podium last time out at Donington.
"I am looking forward toღ returning to action and doing my bit.🎐 I am sure we have a successful future together."
Van Der Mark will miss next week’s second ever WorldSBK round at Most (Czech Republic), howe💟ver, a return following the summer break at Magny-Cours in September is likely.
