Last Thursday, we echoed from an article from the Corsedimoto site, an emanation of La Gazetta dello sport, which exclusively announced the return of Marco Melandri to MotoGP. We were then more than doubtful…
From the afternoon, the Italian site went back a little but confirmed the links between the transalpine pilot and the Bavarian firm. Only, the purpose of this motorcycle was then somewhat different: “Secret: the creation of a special ultra-high performance motorcycle. It will not be put into production, it could serve as a basis for an entry into MotoGP, although this is not certain since BMW has always claimed that MotoGP is not a seller and that they do not care about it. Their goal is to impress with a “super bike” that represents the most of their technology. An exercise in engineering and styling, much like Kawasaki did with the supercharged H2. »
MotoGP or engineering exercise, the Italian media was visibly mocked by an Italian television channel during the Superbike in Misano.
Corsedimoto, stung, reacted by providing the audio recording of Marco Melandri's conversation with a contact at BMW: “I don't think anyone knows anything... because I went there without knowing anything. I went to a building to see a motorcycle... there was the whole working group that was with me in 2012, completely opposed to that of Berti Hauser (Technical Director of BMW Motorrad), even Berti Hauser and BMW don't know anything... it's a strange thing. »
In summary, we therefore have an ultra secret project, unknown to BMW itself, and whose first tests will take place in Brno from June 23 to 25, all revealed by a James Bond-style audio tape.
Haaa, Italy… we love them!
