The American jumped from Yaౠmaha to BMW for last season, a move Toprak Razgatlioglu h꧑as also made for this season.

And although Razgatlioglu enjoyed huge amounts of success with Yamaha, something Gerloff did not꧂, the potential appears to be there for him to do even bet๊ter.

• BMW: ‘Agenda for new test teᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚam is simple, develop new solutions’ 
• BMW: ‘Expect🐎ation from Van Der Mark is to follow T🍨oprak over the line’

Gerloff showed that leaving Yamaha for the 🦩BMW M 1000 RR, a bike that has struggled to achieve consistent resuಞlts, could instead be a better career choice.

And looking ahead to his seco꧑nd year with the Bon🍷ovo Action BMW squad, Gerloff wants to build on the progress made throughout the year.

“I was really happy with all the progress we made, especially the last half of the year”, said Gerlofဣf at BMW’s official launch, in Berlin. 

“To finally get close to the podium and to get a pole position was amazing. I have high hopes for this year. I really think that with the same team, with the same awesome guys that I’ve been working with, we can make another st♌ep forward. 

“With Toprak being here, and the other guys, Michael and Scott, we have a really strong rider line-up, ꦫand a lot 🅠of data to pool from to improve these M 1000 RRs a lot.

“We’re not struggling for power, that’s one thing this bike does re🐓ally well. The front end also feels really good to me. I feel like just a little bit of electronic stuff. 

“Engine braking could be ꧟a bit more consistent and a bit smoother. M🍸aybe a bit on the TC [traction control] side, but not a lot. That’s what I’m saying. 

“We’re not missing a♏ lot, but if you’re missing two tenths a lap, that’s two seconds at the end of the race; it’s all about those last ‘tenths’ of a degree. We’re a lot closer than we were at the beginning of last year.”

Gerloff was BꦓMW’s only polesitter in 2023, however, the Texan-born was unable to turn his Magny-Cours pole into a podium. 

No BMW rider achieve🅠d a podium last season, but wi🎃th a much stronger line-up in 2024, that should change quite considerably.

Razgatlioglu will be exp🌸ected to claim the bulk of their best results, but Gerloff will be searching hard for a rostrum finish.

Gerloff added: “I want a 🐭damn podium, bad! I go♑t close last year but no cigar. A podium would be super nice. 

“That pole position also tasted super good, so a few more of those wouldn’t be bad, but it’s going t🎶o be tough, not gonna lie.”

Michael Van Der Mark is back to full fi✃tness and should be a contender for such results if he stays fit, while Scott Redding will be hoping to bounce back𒆙 from a difficult 2023.

Last season was the first season in his Superbike care🍌er where he went without a podium.