As a newcomer to superbikes, he has been moving more on the tail so far. Nevertheless, there were several partial successes that proved the qualities of the Czech driver. In the third practice in Italy, he lost only 2.5 seconds to the fastest, in the last race in England he was able to accelerate towards the end and set his fastest times. And that’s a few weeks after breaking his collarbone in training. “I am most pleased with these two results so far. Yes, most people always notice that I’m the last one. But, for example, it happened several times that the opponent I overtook eventually retired in the race,” pointed out König, who was the first rider in history to switch from the Supersport 300 championship to liter superbikes.  The Spanish Orelac Racing team is also satisfied with the Czech competitor after half the season. “They praise him for not making mistakes and gradually getting faster. Of course, no team wants him moving at the back. But they are very well aware of the competition and pressure Oliver has to deal with,” added Miloš Čihák, the driver’s manager and CEO of Movisio Racing. “So far, he lacks experience, but he has to get away with it. He knows very well where he loses compared to others. We would also need it to have a fast start. That’s why we have an idea that we will try to apply in Most.”