Reports in the European press claim that team manager Dav📖ide Tardozzi has split from BMW with immediate effect, meaning he won't be present for this weekend's Magny-Cours World Superbike season finale.

Some re🧸ports say Tardozzi was sacked by BMW, others that he chose to quit due to irreconcilable differences.

Tardozzi made the surprise d⭕ecision to leave the factory Ducati team at the end of last season, after helping the Italian brand claim 16 WܫSBK titles.

This year, the second for BMW in WSBK, the S1000RR has taken its first two podꦫiums and a pole position, all with Troy Corser, although the Australian is only tenth in the championship.

Tardozzi's sudden exit isn't the only trouble brewing at BMW, which recently announced the signing of Leon Ha🐬slam for nex📖t season.

The non-German mechanics are threateni🐽ng to strike this weekend due to a lack of pay and uncertainly ⭕over 2011 contracts.