At BMW, we do not regret, after two meetings in this WSBK season, having jumped at the opportunity to hire Loris Baz before putting him in the Bonovo satellite team. And for good reason: the Frenchman is currently the brand's best rider in the championship, ahead of Scott Redding who is in the official structure and who is annoyed at the level of the M1000RR. Loris Baz is more positive, without being in denial either…
Loris Baz does the job on the M1000RR and BMW appreciate. After two meetings of the 2022 Superbike World Championship, the Frenchman is the brand's best rider, ranking tenth in the general classification. He scored 28 points, which is better than Scott Redding of BMW Motorrad which collected 19 units, which puts it provisionally twelfth in the general classification.
The last meeting at Assen has been, for the moment, the most successful for BMW. In the first race and in the Superpole race, Loris Baz achieved the best result with a sixth place, in the second race, Redding repeated the best result of the season BMW so far with a fifth place. However, this was favored by the abandonment of Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) and Toprak Razgatlioglu (Yamaha), who were fighting for victory before hanging on.
Loris Baz: “ I'm positive, but certainly not because I'm happy with the results«
« There was not much difference between Aragón and Assen“, said Loris Baz, 29 years, at speedweek. " The results at Assen were better, but the gap to the winner was similar, or 17 seconds. Scott was 15 seconds behind in the second moto, but that was more likely because Álvaro Bautista didn't have to give it his all up front. Nevertheless, I would say that Assen is more accommodating towards BMW, but we also worked better."
« Considering how we started the weekend, I was surprised by our race performance“, said the pilot BMW. “ I am positive because I know our potential – but certainly not because I am happy with the results. I am positive but also realistic. We know that under normal circumstances we cannot fight for victories or podiums. If there is an opportunity for a good finish, we must take it » ends the tricolor who will find his M1000RR at Estoril to ride there 20 at 22 may.
