Moto 2
Published on November 23, 2018 at 13:00 PM by André Cazeneuve

Moto2 2019, Hervé Poncharal Tech3 KTM: "Marco Bezzecchi reminds me of the young Valentino Rossi."

Is Bezzecchi the next Rossi? A crucial question, which Hervé Poncharal, his future boss, answers...

Have you barely recovered from the first tests of the 2019 MotoGP off-season in Valencia? don't blow too much... Because in Jerez, since this Friday, November 23, and until Sunday, it is the Moto2 who are launching into the preliminaries with a view to next year. And what a vintage! New engine with Triumph, new dedicated electronics, and when hostilities are launched, new procedure for qualifications. There will also be new colors with new heads. For example at Tech3…

Finished the Mistral610, a new wind will blow at Tech3 in 2019. Two KTMs are arriving and the men ofHervé Poncharal will be considered exactly as those of the Ajo structure. Among the French, we are going to bet on a promising Italian: Marco Bezzecchi. He missed the title of vice-world champion, but he played for the championship until the penultimate race. A new face which, however, reminds us of another…

And it’s the French boss who dares the parallel… “ The VR46 Academy does a really good job and the same goes for KTM's commitment. Bezzecchi is still very young, but when I had to point out a talent to KTM, I had no doubts and they told me they would do everything possible to keep him. For style and body, it reminds me of Valentino. When we started planning everything for Moto2, he was already enthusiastic "

Bezzecchi began his international career in 2015. But it wasn't until the 2018 season that he burst into the open. A diamond in the rough, but Tech3 is a master when it comes to polishing talent…