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Put simply, why move up when you can stay down?
I've no doubt he can do well and he's incredibly consistent so he will be ok, but once you're out of MX2 that's that chapter closed pretty much.
Nothing wrong with it, you have clauses in contracts for a reason, if RVDM hadnt nailed Vaille, he would be in MX2 for another year at least.
It’s only getting harder and tougher from now on.
MXGP has more chances for Disaster for any rider then being one off the topdogs in 250 and staying down a extra year.
The speed and consistently results of Renaux this year, he only should have to worry about Vialle if he stayed down.
I personally would have stayed down another year. You can win and podium allot, wich something might never happend in MXGP again.
Imo its probably a combo of a good contract, thinking you can compete in mxgp & no worries that injuries in mx2 in22 hurt your chance of a mxgp contract
Theywait till EICMA to announce, but like Tomac to Star, is was never a secret.
He hosted small meet and greet with mx2 title celebration followed by a few laps on the track with kids on stock yz250f.
Pit Row
I've no idea about Renaux's contract, other than the oft mentioned 'MXGP Clause'
Tiga Won MX2, and went straight to MXGP, too. I'm not sure if he already had, what was it, a 5 year HRC contract? Or, if he negotiated it after the MX2 Title.
It's a bloody big ask going to MXGP, I wish Renaux well. Good on him.
I lived in Praha for a few years back then, most beautiful city in the world (IMO) and i missed the food there (specially the Smažený sýr haha)
Kinda bummer it was so secret only his gf and that one guy above knew about it otherwise it is like 1 hour drive for me. Not every day you can shake hands with world champ.
Dude "smažený sýr" aka "smažák" is killer.
Personally I would have said no, yes I should wanted to defend the title with a #1 on the bike.
That MXGP ride will come for him no matter what.
But I was talking about official announcement at Eicma when I quoted philG post...
Renaux, did not luck into the championship, he lucked into having a shot at it. Vialle getting hurt , and him being the next guy in line means his win was made a little easier, but he still had to be the best of the rest, and he may even have won it outright .. he was fast and solid. And fully deserving .
What he has now done , is displaced Watson from the factory team , AND leap frogged Jago Geerts .
He has bet on himself, and can you honestly say that he isnt as good as Febvre was when he went up?
So you go now, with your title under your arm, and a factory contract in your pocket, or stay in MX2 and dont win, have a mare of a year, which could have seen Watson step up a level (which i believe would have happened) and get a new contract. And you might get beat by Geerts, who is in front of you in the queue.
That interview shows he is sharp, your best time to go up as a winner, nobody will expect him to win in 450, just like Galser and Febvre.
He has good management,by the looks of it.
France needs a 2nd good 450 rider.
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