The ten Grands Prix which are announced from this weekend at Brno are likely to be a farewell MotoGP tour for a generation. Those aged 27 and over 30 who have not yet found refuge for 2019 can prepare for retraining. THE Baptist and other Smiths may well showcase their experience, but they are not heard in the staffs of the manufacturers who are only obsessed with one objective: finding the next Marquez. As a result, the average age of the next starting grid risks dropping significantly...
A situation that regrets and even denounces the Englishman who will have to leave the handlebars of his factory KTM to John Zarco. It is not so much this change that he takes a dim view of, but rather the fact that a Yamaha Petronas will go, for example, in all likelihood, to an inexperienced fabio quartararo who is still only 19 years old...
Public chat Tutomotoriweb, he explains : " everyone is looking for teenagers these days. But this is the way the world is, and when it comes to its senses, things will be different again. But for the moment, here we are: all the factories are looking for the future Marc Marquez. And if you asked me if it exists, I would answer you like this: no! »
« But all team managers are afraid of missing out on this opportunity. If you are a manufacturer and you don't take a gamble that a rival might succeed, you risk looking like an idiot. ».
However, Smith reminds us that patience also pays: “ look at Petrucci who became a Ducati official. He benefits from Ducati's years-long loyalty to him. He had time to assert himself. Dovizioso didn't suddenly emerge to become a Grand Prix winner for Ducati. Until last year, he had only won one race in five seasons. ».
He finishes : " resilience and patience seem to be missing values in teams and manufacturers currently. But it's also like that everywhere, and not just in MotoGP. Across all industries, people want to see results immediately. Everyone believes that a gifted child will succeed in six months ».
Before the summer break, in Germany, the Englishman brought KTM its first top 10 of the season.
