Danny Kent is the reigning Moto3 World Champion. And he has the distinction of having brought the British Nation its first world Grand Prix crown for 38 years already. This was in the days of the late Barry Sheene. Aged 22, he is currently having a difficult Moto2 season with the same Leopard team with whom he shared glory. An apprenticeship which is not really an apprenticeship since Kent has already experienced this category as a Tech3 driver. But he continues on his path and he has an idol in the paddock: Jorge Lorenzo.
By the way, Danny Kent shows how random a rider's path to MotoGP has become. This people is like a box of chocolates as Forest said: you never know what you will find. A Casa Particular in Viñales who will assert himself as the future star of tomorrow. A Rabat whose Moto2 crown seems to have been a glorious parenthesis. A Alex Marquez World Champion and who does not succeed unlike a alex rins whom he nevertheless beat. In such a context, you have to have the hollow nose of a Hervé Poncharal to sign a Smith or, lately, a Folger.
Having said that, Danny Kent was also at Tech3 for a while. With Olive tree as a teammate, he proves that Moto2 cannot be tamed so easily. However, it is the obligatory passage towards the elite, and since jurisprudence Jack Miller, encouraged by Honda to miss the stage, we know that he is now essential in the minds of the managers. Danny Kent of course think of MotoGP. There is even an idol: Jorge Lorenzo.
Por Fuera fans are probably more numerous than you might think, but they are more discreet than others. Sometimes they even dare not reveal themselves. But Danny Kent, admits his tendency on GP One : " I am an admirer of Lorenzo. I like his very smooth driving style. It's like a computer. He's incredibly consistent with every lap he does, and when he's on that pace, no one can stop him ". For that, you need great concentration and a character that is even stronger when the environment is hostile: “ he is criticized a lot on social networks, in the media, by fans, and as a driver, I know that it is not easy to deal with that. So what he does every weekend in the face of so much adversity is impressive. As a driver I consider him one of the best ". After the last Italian Grand Prix, Por Fuera, defending champion, leads the MotoGP championship by ten points against Márquez and 37 against Red.
