In years gone by, we?ve had some bloody good British riders in the premier class of motorcycle racing. The latest and greatest is undoubtedly Cal Crutchlow, but before him we had Jeremy McWilliams to cheer on and it?s easy to forget that former WSBK champions Neil Hodgson and James Toseland also gave MotoGP a good go. But really, it was in the 50s, 60s and 70s that the likes of Geoff Duke, John Surtees, Mike Hailwood, Phil Read and latterly Barry Sheene dominated in GPs. In 2021 though, there isn?t one British name on the MotoGP entry list. But why" How come there?s no British MotoGP riders"

If you want to make it to the top, you?ve got to start young, and dedicate your life to it. But the problem is, in the UK there isn?t anywhere near enough in place to support that. In fact there are hurdles at every step of the way. It almost makes you think the powers that be don?t want a British MotoGP champion. There?s a reason that four out of the top six riders in last year?s MotoGP were Spaniards. And there?s a reason that the last nine MotoGP champions have been Spanish and not British.
If you?ve ever been to a Spanish circuit on an evening, or in the school holidays you?ll have no doubt seen umpteen kids flying round kart tracks for hours on end. Whilst we?re sending our kids to a weekly football training session, they?re watching their kids turn petrol into noise. Hour after hour. Night after night. Firstly because they can; they?ve got the facility to do it...