EWC Inside Line with Philipp Steinmayr

Philipp Steinmayr travelled to Spain last week to start preparing for the defence of the FIM Endurance World Cup title he won in 2022 with Team 18 Sapeurs Pompiers CMS Motostore. Although the Dunlop-equipped Yamaha-powered French squad has made two new riding recruits for the upcoming EWC season, Steinmayr is confident of achieving yet more success in 2023.

Ad This is what the 29-year-old from Austria had to say during a break from testing duties at Circuito de Alcarrás last Friday. FIM EWCLatest episodes of TATI Team Beringer Racing’s EWC Bol d’Or adventure available to watchYESTERDAY AT 05:09 Where in the world are you Philipp and what are you doing today?“I’m in Alcarrás with the team for the first test of the year, it’s good but very, very cold.

We started at 11am because before it was zero or one degree, but the sun is out and it’s getting a little warmer. I’ve made a few laps on the two bikes we have here to just confirm that everything is okay because I know the bikes but my new team-mates don’t know them from last year.” You mention your new team-mates for this year, Enzo De La Vega and Axel Maurin, will they be good additions to the Team 18 Sapeurs Pompiers CMS Motostore line-up?“I don’t know Enzo so well, but he won at Spa last season and I expect he will be fast.