© 2022, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. From a press launch issued By FIM EWC:
Crew 18 Sapeurs Pompiers CMS Motostore tweaks line-up for EWC Superstock title protection
Crew 18 Sapeurs Pompiers CMS Motostore has introduced the three riders it’s going to depend on through the protection of its FIM Endurance World Cup title in 2023.
Whereas Austrian Philipp Steinmayr, 29, stays a key member of the Crew 18 Sapeurs Pompiers CMS Motostore assault having excelled for the Yamaha-powered French squad in 2022, Enzo De La Vega and Axel Maurin are new recruits for subsequent season following the departures of Hugo Clere and Baptiste Guittet.
Twenty-three-year-old Frenchman De La Vega, a former FIM Supersport 300 World Championship rider, was a part of the Crew LH Racing EWC Superstock line-up in 2022 with the category victory within the 24H SPA EWC Motos final June a notable spotlight.
De La Vega’s compatriot Maurin, 34, is an EWC reference having been a part of the Viltaïs crew that received the 2016-17 FIM Endurance World Cup. He’s additionally achieved success within the French Superbike Championship and rode for Crew 18 Sapeurs Pompiers CMS Motostore within the 2014 EWC.
Crew 18 Sapeurs Pompiers CMS Motostore Crew Supervisor Yannick Bureau mentioned: “We’re happy to announce a brand new line-up for the FIM Endurance World Cup in 2023, which we’ll begin because the title holder. Philipp Steinmayr is of course pushed after a wonderful development in 2022, ending in a high-flying efficiency on the Bol d’Or. Along with his using qualities, Philipp shows loads of mechanical sympathy, he’s very critical and understands the significance of working exhausting for the crew.
“Reinforcing the line-up for 2023 can be Axel Maurin, an actual reference of endurance and pace and a former Crew 18 rider in EWC. As a pillar of our crew, it was all the time written that he would return at some point.
“Enzo continues to be an endurance rookie having solely not too long ago began within the self-discipline. Regardless of being solely 23 he has already impressed the paddock together with his performances and potential. He’s ultra-motivated and trying to proceed his development with a crew like ours. There’s nonetheless extra to return from him and that’s what satisfied us to place our belief in him as we work to defend our title in 2023.”
The 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship will get underway with the 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans in France from 13-16 April. Click on HERE to view the total calendar.
