![]() Whatever else happens, there are a bunch of good MXGP teams that will accommodate the rest of the stacked MXGP field. Plus three iconic tracks from past competitions: Ottobiano (Italy), Ernee (France) and Leon (Mexico). ![]() Sponsors, accessories and all the 2021 championship tracks. Still, 14 factory riders below and while Coldenhoff and Monticelli are not official yet, I get the feeling those two might end up at Yamaha and Kawasaki. More than 40 riders, plus the official MXGP and MX2 2021 season bikes and teams. With Gautier Paulin, Clement Desalle, and Tanel Leok retiring, it also gives a fresher look to the MXGP championship and as mentioned earlier in the week, all three still had something to contribute to the FIM World Motocross Championship, but there is no way Paulin and Desalle would race for the money that was available to them, and without a factory ride, the would have slowly dipped in the championship positions. I mean there are more, but those three guys I mentioned really deserve a spot on a good team. I know the teams are not full yet, but if I had to guess, I would go for what is below, which still leaves names like Calvin Vlaanderen, Arnaud Tonus and Dylan Walsh without a rider. He added four more victories in 2021, but he wasn’t able to add to his title count, and will head into 2022 looking to once again be crowned MXGP champion. Either way, both Olsen and Watson are great additions to this already brilliant class. He continued breaking records in 2020 as he won his fourth world title for Honda, also moving clear at the top of the GP overall wins list for Honda with 29 victories. Similar with Olsen, who I might give a slightly better chance of some top five results, just because he has proven himself more often, and will be in a two-man team rather than a three man team. Who will get the third and final spot Glenn Coldenhoff and Arnaud Tonus are said to be in contention, while Gautier Paulin’s unexpected retirement made the situation even more interesting. Now, with another factory ride, you can be sure he will run top ten on more than the odd occasion. Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing has already announced Jeremy Seewer and Ben Watson will be two of their three riders in 2021. We already knew the two big boys of MX2 would be good on the 450’s and fortunately for Watson he started showing brilliant results, and scored a factory team, because mis-season he must have been nervous about his chances in 2021. Just a look at the factory teams and their line-ups and the fact two very good MX2 guys are moving up with Thomas Olsen and Ben Watson, then you have to look forward to next year’s series. I know we will still have probably four to five months before we see the MXGP and MX2 riders again, with the expected late start to the 2021 season, but damn, I am getting pretty excited anyway.
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