BMW's Oliveira misses Estoril WorldSBK podium by 0.1 seconds with two fourth places

“The weekend began with a special moment for Miguel and his family. The many fans and the tribute showed us what a special brand ambassador he is for us. In sporting terms, his progress is clearly positive, with two fourth-place finishes. Race two was a little unfortunate, as fourth place would have been possible there as well. His overtaking manoeuvres also show that he is growing in confidence on track. We saw the strengths Miguel is known for once again, which gives us plenty of confidence heading into Jerez. Danilo, on the other hand, had a difficult weekend, but we are not giving up. We will give him our full support so that we can finish the season on a positive note together in Jerez.”

“We were able to continue the turnaround that began in Cremona here at Estoril. Miguel was very close to the leading times in all sessions, secured a strong starting position with an impressive qualifying performance and confirmed the bike's podium potential in the races. The technical changes introduced since Magny-Cours, combined with Miguel's mental strength, delivered some great races. In the end, we were just one tenth of a second short of third place in both qualifying and the sprint race, while in race one the gap was only 1.7 seconds. Miguel can now pick up right where he left off before his injury in Hungary. My special thanks go to my team in Munich, who have never stopped working to improve the bike, despite a challenging season.”