Sykes: BMW pace “completely different” to last year

For its third season in WSBK since its return, BMW has replaced the outgoing S1000RR model with a brand new bike, with the engine one of the key areas where it has focused on to take the fight to Kawasaki, Ducati and Yamaha.
Sykes immediately validated BMW’s improved pace by qualifying on the front row for Race 1, less than four tenths off Kawasaki polesitter Jonathan Rea, and secured a best …Keep reading