BMW drivers Michael van der Mark and Scott Redding were involved in an incident during testing at Jerez. Both drivers looked to follow teammate Toprak Razgatlioglu to learn from him, but found themselves in a battle for track position. The incident took place at turn 13, where van der Mark and Redding argued for position, leading to a small contact between them... Which did not fail to annoy the newcomer and leader of the Bavarian brand: Toprak Razgatlioglu.
On the facts, the accused by the two officials Scott Redding explained that he was trying to follow Soil Razgatlioglu to learn and that he had already exceeded van der mark Many times. The latter expressed his dissatisfaction with Redding, calling him disrespectful, because he felt that the Englishman wanted to prove something and post everything on Instagram to show who is the best… Van der Mark stressed that it was a test, not a race weekend, and that there was no reason for such behavior.
Scott Redding: “ it's an open track, everyone can do what they want »
Razgatlioglu also commented on the incident, calling it really strange given that it was a test and not a race: " during the last run, I had van der Mark and Redding behind me, trying to follow me. Scott had a bit of a fight with Mickey and it was really strange because it's not a race weekend, it's a test. There is no need to add extra stress, we just have to try to improve the bike ". The Turk also noted that Redding he finally achieved a good time despite the situation, showing himself in the ranking as the best of the brand BMW.
On the facts, the team driver Bonovo Action BMW explained his version: “ I wanted to follow the fastest driver “, he told speedweek, who are " and reach my full potential. I didn't wait for them, I just came out of the pit lane behind them and then tried to make the most of it. Toprak was not involved at all and could not notice it, because he was in front. I only did it with van der Mark. It's an open track, everyone can do what they want ". Atmosphere …
Results of the second day of testing in Jerez de la Frontera:
Results of the first day of testing in Jerez de la Frontera:
