It is the WSBK which, by making its return to Donington next weekend, will bring us out of this summer torpor into which MotoGP has plunged us since the Dutch Grand Prix at Assen. A meeting which will relaunch the three-way battle offered by this campaign in the category reserved for motorcycles derived from the series. But Toprak Razgatlioglu, Alvaro Bautista and Jonathan Rea, who is also a local on the stage, risk having the spotlight stolen by a national hero invited for the occasion...
And this star will not necessarily be a Tarran Mackenzie, yet reigning British Superbike champion with Yamaha . The name of Peter Hickman will on the other hand be often cited and its BMW certainly watched by fans in the stands. For what ? Because he will be a representative of the road nobility which is revealed during the famous Isle of Man TT. The man is the current lap record holder of this scary classic with an average speed of 217,98 km/h and won nine races there, including two senior races. When we know what happens at each edition, namely fatal accidents, we can only bow.
« At Donington there will be a pilot trained in the old fashioned way«
Peter hickman will certainly not be afraid to face Alvaro Bautista, Jonathan Rea et Toprak Razgatlioglu on the track of a circuit that he knows perfectly and where he has already competed in WorldSBK rounds, first with Suzuki (2012) then with BMW (2019), obtaining seventh place in Race 1 in 2019 like the best result. “ Both times I've competed in World Superbike I've had last minute opportunities and ridden bikes I've never seen before. This time I will drive my BMW from the FHO Racing team with some tricks. It will be very interesting he said.
« I think it's great to have the opportunity to do it with this team. We've already raced the BSB, the North West 200, the Isle of Man TT and now we're going to do a wild card in World Superbike, which is fantastic »Adds Hickmann whose team will have to adapt its BMW M1000RR at WSBK. Indeed, in BSB, we run without electronic aids…
