Full Team HRC contingent head to Switzerland

Arnhem was a pretty solid weekend of racing, and one that gives me a bit more confidence going forward. I still lead the championship, and my riding was a lot better in the sand this time around so that is good progress and something that I can take into this weekend. I didn’t line-up here last year, so I don’t have recent experience of this Frauenfeld circuit, but I kind of know what to expect and I believe it should be a track that I can do well on.

I am very excited to be back amongst the paddock, and going racing again in the MXGP class. It has been a long road to get here, and even with this, I know the journey isn’t over, but this is another important step in my recovery process, so that eventually I can get back to winning GPs. Now though, the goal is much lower and I just want to get through the weekend without any incidents, get the first-race nerves out of the way and just get used to being back on the start-gate with these guys. A big thank you to all the people who’ve helped me get back to this point and I’m looking forward to seeing everyone at the races once again.

I was really excited to go racing in Arnhem last weekend, but things didn’t go to plan, which was a shame, but also something you had to deal with as a rider. I still felt I put in a good effort, but I want to be higher up the field and so now that is over and I start fresh in Switzerland. I didn’t race here in 2023 so it will be a new challenge for me, but I’m excited for it and I want to go out there and show everyone my real level of performance.

It is great to have all three riders back with the team for this weekend and ready to head to Switzerland. Of course, all three are in different stages, but we will make sure that they are each getting what they need to get through the racing. Tim is in a big championship fight, and didn’t race here last year, so we need to make sure he gets up to speed on this circuit straight away. We don’t think that’ll be a problem though, and he’s highly motivated, so we fully expect him to be challenging for wins.
For Ferro, we want him to just keep putting in those good rides every time he lines up. This is the most he’s ever raced in a year, so it is all good learning for him and he’s actually looking strong so we all believe these last four rounds will be good for him.
And then for Ruben, this is obviously his return to action in the MXGPs, so the goals are much lower and we will making sure he just gets through safe and sound. It has been almost six months since he last raced a world championship round, which is a very long time to be out, so he just needs to take it slow and steady and build up to where he was before. Overall though, it should be a very productive round for everyone in Team HRC.