There’s been a number of speak about BMW getting into MotoGP in the previous couple of years. Rumors swirl, feedback are misheard, and there is at all times hubbub across the paddock as unfastened lips are all over the place.
However little has ever materialized from any of it aside from the occasional sound chew from these most undoubtedly not within the know. Likewise, the corporate remains to be devoted to the World Superbike Championship. It’s totally a lot comfy in its racing place. At the least, that is what you’d assume.
A number of issues have modified, nonetheless. MotoGP’s been purchased by Liberty Media, the homeowners of Method 1, there is a rule change developing, and BMW has a brand new CEO in Markus Flasch. The latter of which made some fascinating feedback concerning the model’s potential MotoGP ambitions on the launch of the R 20 Idea at Ville d’Este.
“To start with we’re the main premium bike producer on the earth,” says Flasch, including, “We take into account ourselves primary and there’s a champion’s league of racing and the champion’s league is MotoGP.”
“Secondly, World Superbike, in case you solely take a look at the game, it’s totally enticing,” Flasch states, however tempers it by including, “But it surely’s solely a European championship with one race in Australia.” And he isn’t fallacious. Whereas the racing is superb, few outdoors the business and die-hards find out about WSBK.
They do find out about MotoGP, although.
“If we wish to proceed to achieve success across the globe, then I want to do racing across the globe,” Flasch states. That positive as hell appears to point that BMW is actively taking a look at a MotoGP entry.
And Flasch provides additional gasoline to the fireplace.
“And the third, I believe with the presence that MotoGP will obtain much more sooner or later with Liberty Media taking on, and we see what occurred to Method 1 after they took over, I see the importance of MotoGP to be rising,” he says.
“We severely take into account it and we’ve got to think about going there. However what we’ve got not completed but is making any resolution,” Flasch provides, additional stating, “We’re simply beginning proper now. Investigating how we might do it. If we arrive on the level the place it’s possible then we’ll decide.”
And as to what would hinder such involvement, Flasch states, “Value. It is an funding into the model. And, as you realize, with advertising and marketing, it is at all times laborious to inform if the primary or the second $50 million that you simply spent was the fitting $50 million. It isn’t precisely one thing you are able to do your due diligence on.”
Clearly, Flasch does not wish to or cannot reveal his full hand proper now, however based mostly on the strikes he is made since turning into CEO, the feedback above, and the adjustments coming to MotoGP, it positive as hell seems like BMW is likely to be again in MotoGP for the 2027 season. That’d be fairly thrilling, even when the model could not use that dope lively aero setup it patented just a few months in the past.
What do you all assume? Would you wish to see BMW in MotoGP
