?s EWC effort.Despite finishing a disappointing 12th in the 2013 season, Team Prinicipal Michael Bartholemy said the decision from BMW came as a shock given they had been involved in ongoing negotiations with BMW Motorrad for the 2014 season.???We were asked by BMW Motorrad at Le Mans if we would continue in 2014, to which our answer was a definite yes,??? he said. ???Since then we have been negot