Tyco BMW’s Michael Laverty is a bit miffed about his one-second time penalty for passing under yellow flags in the first MCE British Superbike race at Knockhill yesterday but happy his bike is now moving in the right direction.

Laverty was demoted from second to fourth in the result after race direction studied on-board video but said that his season is now looking up as he was able to lead race two before it was stopped by rain.

“I’m angry yet satisfied that we were fighting for race wins today, which is a first for me this season. I’m feeling more at home on the Tyco BMW, so a big thank you must go to the team for their hard work to get me there,” said Laverty.”

“In race one I felt really strong in the latter stages; I made a few hard moves to finish in second place, but unfortunately I got penalised back to fourth due to making a move in a yellow flag zone.

“Neither Josh [Brookes] or myself saw any flags, as the incident happened as we arrived at the corner, but rules are rules so I must take it on the chin. I led for a long time in race two before the rain came; then for the restart we had an electronic problem on the grid, which caused me to go backwards instead of fighting for that win again.

“I’m feeling frustrated but satisfied with my riding and really positive about the rest of the season as we have not reached our full potential yet.”

Below is the onboard footage from Brookes’ Milwaukee Yamaha R1