In 2017, the MotoGP season of Bradley Smith will have an air of déjà vu. And for good reason since he will share his box with a Pol Espargaro who was already his trail companion for the last three years. Now the comparison stops there since it is as an official KTM that the Briton will make his way. At Tech3, his former family, there will be other drivers. Two young beginners on whom the Englishman focused.
To his compatriots crash.net, Mr Smith looked into the cases of Johann zarco and Jonas Folger who will be the next spearheads of a Tech3 Yamaha team which will not leave him indifferent. An approach that we would describe as more constructive than that of his compatriot Crutchlow who also served under the banner of Hervé Poncharal: “ I think Zarco already has everything he needs while in Folger's case we still have to wait and see ».
« If you look at their statistics, you see that Zarco is a world class driver while for Folger we are a bit expectant. We will have to wait and see what he is capable of and what he can learn from MotoGP ».
The figures indeed speak for the Frenchman who is the only double World Champion in the history of Moto2 and a 125cc world vice-champion. The German, for his part, claims a victory in 125cc and three successes in Moto2.
On the material side, the Englishman specifies: “ I don't know exactly what bike they will have but they will benefit from the experience acquired in 2016 with Michelin. This will give them a good helping hand to move in the right direction. ". And that’s all the harm we wish them.
