Sensation in Barcelona: Eugène Laverty is on the circuit but the RC team did not show up despite the normal delivery of the BMW. The mystery is thick.
The 2021 Superbike offers us its first “story”: Eugène Laverty arrived regularly in Barcelona, where tests are taking place until tomorrow, but there is no trace of the RC team who should have put their BMW on the track. The motorcycle, perfectly assembled in Great Britain by Shawn Muir Racing (technical manager of official BMWs), was brought to the circuit as agreed between the German manufacturer and the Italian team. But, incredibly, no one came looking for her!
Eugene Laverty ignorant
The RC team is one of two BMW 2021 satellite outfits, the other being Germany's Bonovo, which manages Jonas Folger and already raced at Jerez last week. The former MotoGP rider rode with officials Tom Sykes and Michael van der Mark. BMW had said that Eugene Laverty would start working in Barcelona with the RC team. But this is not the case. Imagine the astonishment of the managers of the German manufacturer, and especially the Irish driver. Who at this stage does not know which saint to turn to: At this stage, it is difficult to imagine that he can run the 2021 championship.
Thick mystery
RC are the initials of Roberto Colombo, the businessman who had already set foot in the world of Superbike in 2019 with the idea of collaborating with Lucio Pedercini. The plans included preparing a top team and also building a 2 square meter mega racing department. Then everything vanished. Months ago, Colombo had re-emerged as a partner of Andrea Quadranti, a team owner who for years ran MV Agusta in Supersport. Then the negotiations with BMW arrived and the launch of a team which, with the signing of Eugène Laverty, declared itself to have ambitious intentions.
What do the Germans think?
Who knows what kind of agreements existed between BMW and Roberto Colombo: knowing the thoroughness of the Germans, it is difficult to think that they did not have the necessary guarantees. Also because Laverty, despite having been dismissed from the factory team, should have provided substantial assistance in the technical development of the new and highly anticipated BMW M1000RR. Eugene's sporting destiny, at this stage, must be clarified. While waiting for the RC team to make their version known.
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