Jorge Navarro is ready to make his Moto2 debut at the Losail International Circuit this weekend as the Qatari venue hosts the opening Grand Prix of the year. The young Spanish rider has had a very encouraging pre-season of testing on board his Federal Oil Moto2 Gresini Team\u2019s Kalex machine, which gives him a great boost of confidence ahead of his rookie season in this class.<\/p>\n
Navarro has raced twice in Qatar already, with a seventh place as best race result so far and, with few days left to wait, he gives away some insights on this new challenge awaiting.<\/p>\n
\u201cI chose to leave Moto3 to\u2026<\/strong> find some fresh motivation. I raced in the Moto3 world championship for three years, but if we count my years CEV years I have been racing on a Moto3 bike since 2012. When I was fighting for the Moto3 championship last year, I had the change already in mind: I felt I was ready to step up. Once you make this decision, there\u2019s no looking back. Obviously, I wanted to race with a top team and when the opportunity to join Federal Oil Moto2 Gresini Team, I knew what I had to do.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe Moto2 machine is different because\u2026 <\/strong>it weights almost twice as much as a Moto3 bike, 140kg compared to 80kg. It has more power but requires a more precise riding style. To master a Moto3 bike is much easier, but I think Moto2 suits my riding style much better.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe experience of team Gresini can help me to\u2026 <\/strong>improve and grow up as a rider. This is a team where everybody knows each other very well, and they all fit together nicely. On the technical side of things, I\u2019m sure I can learn a lot from them; we will improve step by step and increase our expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIn Qatar\u2026<\/strong> we will need to focus a lot on our pace ahead of the race. I will get there with great enthusiasm, but it will be the same for my opponents, too. We need to keep both feet on the ground: it\u2019ll be my first Moto2 race so it won\u2019t be a walk in the park. Every rider wants to be up there, and I think we\u2019ll have a chance to battle at the front if we work well.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI will be happy at the end of the season if\u2026 <\/strong>we enjoyed our time, made some good experience, scored some valuable points and if I had some fun on the bike. If all of this happens, there\u2019s a great chance we\u2019ll finish in a good spot.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jorge Navarro is ready to make his Moto2 debut at the Losail International Circuit this weekend as the Qatari venue hosts the opening Grand Prix of the year. The young…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24215,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-moto2-en","category-race-report-moto2-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n