‘The transition from Moto2 to MotoGP is easier than from Moto3 to Moto2’ –

Moving up a category in motorcycle racing also means switching bikes and teams. The changes are always significant, requiring adaptation in riding style and to the entire environment – a process that may vary in duration depending on the rider.

Dennis Foggia went through this process last year when he moved from Moto3 to Moto2 with little success. In an interview with Corse di Moto, he revealed that it’s a very demanding change:

– Moto3 is a very difficult category, where if you can make a difference, you’re already very good, very strong. The problem is when you move up to the next category, there’s a big jump in terms of bike, tyre diameter, and power. Everything changes: the riding style, the approach to the race, everything. Yes, we have 20 races, but a qualifying and the free practices are like qualifying because you have to be in 14th, so you don’t have time to adjust the bike, to do anything. You get to the end of the year and you’re just starting to learn.

In the view of the Italtrans Racing Team rider, it’s actually easier to make the leap from Moto2 to MotoGP, explaining: ‘The transition from Moto2 to MotoGP is easier because you’re already used to a big bike, to electronics, to the height adjustment device. Now everything is here, so it’s less traumatic’.

Interestingly, in recent years there have been riders who didn’t take long to succeed in MotoGP, such as Fabio Quartararo, who had better results immediately than in Moto2; Joan Mir, who after only one year in Moto2 moved up to the premier class and quickly showed results; or Jorge Martín and Pedro Acosta, who both climbed the podium in their second races.