2021 MOTOGP SEASON PREVIEW
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Feature
MOTO2
Last year's champion Enea Bastianini and run-
ner up Luca Marini may have stepped up to the
premier class, but that's not to say this year's
class is lacking in talent. Marco Bezzecchi was
a sensation last year, scoring two victories
and five further podium finishes on his way to
finishing fourth overall in his first season with
the Sky Racing VR46 squad and Kalex's chas-
sis. He'll be a tough prospect from the start.
The same could be said for Sam Lowes. The
Englishman was reborn in 2020 with the highly
professional Marc VDS squad and scored three
race wins across last year. Big things are also ex-
pected of Australia's Remy Gardner. The 23-year
old switches from the OneXOX TKKR Sag team
to Aki Ajo's highly professional KTM-sponsored
squad, who coincidentally run Kalex chassis.
And America has two hopefuls this year.
Californian Joe Roberts heads to reigning
World Champions Team Italtrans. The Ameri-
can will be hoping to build on his seventh-place
finish in last year's championship and achieve
his first win in the class. However, all eyes will
be fixed on five-time MotoAmerica Superbike
champ Cameron Beaubier's adaption to Moto2
machinery in the American Racing Team.
With 22 chassis on the grid, Kalex is the firm
favorite to retain the Constructor's crown it
has won in the past eight seasons. But Speed
Up's sweet-handling frame has been rebranded
Boscoscuro for this year. Jorge Navarro and
Aron Canet should be in the running for regular
race wins.
As the most
experienced
rider in the field,
Jaume Masia
is odds-on
favorite for the
2021 Moto3
Championship.
