FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Oliveira, Petrucci discuss BMW arrival
The pair gave their first thoughts on joining BMW for the 2026 WorldSBK campaign as they prepare to battle on the M1000RR
The ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team will have two new faces in the garage in 2026. Danilo Petrucci moves from Barni Spark Racing Team to the factory BMW squad, fulfilling his dream of racing for a factory squad, while five-time MotoGP race winner Miguel Oliveira comes over from the Grand Prix paddock. The pair got their first taste of BMW machinery at the Jerez test at the end of November, with the pair matching each other for pace, and have since given their first impressions of life in BMW and, in Oliveira’s case, WorldSBK. Watch interviews with the duo in the article at the top of this page.
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