Tom Sykes goes into his 1ꦿ3th full season in the World Superbike championship this season and third with the Motorraꦉd BMW Team. 

Sykes will line up on the brand new M 1000 RR pack𒊎age along with team-mate Michael Va🎶n Der Mark, Jonas Folger and former team-mate Eugene Laverty, as the German manufacturer looks to close the gap at the front. 

The 2013 world champion currently has 34 wins in the class - which puts him in the all-time top ten winners list, but the British rider is far and away the leading ride✃r when it comes to pole positions. 

Sykes has 50 pole positions to his name, which is a record that caꦚn’t be matched by any current rider in 2021, as Jonathan Rea is next on that list with 27. 

In a re꧂cent World Superbike organis🔥ed video series, WorldSSP rider Federico Caricasulo asked Sykes how he prepares for a fast lap.

Sykes alluded to everything happening🐎 ‘in slow motion’, and that the performance he is able to extract is all based on the ‘grip’ available. 

"For me, every🎉thing goes in slow motion, I have a lot of time to think and react. On my starting lap, I just feel the grip that I can have," added Sykes. 

"As soon as I cross the line to do my Superpole lap, for me everything is a reference: the initial acceleration, the identification of my braking points, the way I relea♓se the front brake in the corner and face it directly🦩... everything revolves around the grip you have. 

"Of course, this is all changing because now you hav🎃e a lot more grip. I feel very fortunate to be able to react to this very quickly and understand the full potential in such a short time."

Most ꦍof the Superpole success for Sykes came during his extensive time with Kawasaki, however, the Huddersfield born rider has also claimed a pole position in each of 𒅌the last two seasons on the unfavoured BMW S 1000 RR. 

"I feel safer on a Superpole lap than on a race lap, I feel much♕ more natural on the bike," added the 35 year-old. 

"In the past, when I was looking for crazy records on the circuits, especially with qualifying tires, I was always aiming to open up the throttle and balance the bike as much as possible and using that rear grip as much ꦜas possible. 

"For me, it is a very easy and comfortable way to harmoniz🍌e with my riding style."