Stunning details of HRC CRF450R 2023

HRC MXGP 2023

After a hugely successful 2022 campaign, with Tim Gajser becoming a five-time world motocross champion, Team HRC welcomed Ruben Fernandez under the awning for 2023.

Marcus Pereira de Freitas – General Manager of HRC MXGP

“The start of a new season is always exciting to see how the players are spending the winter and where they stand relative to where they should be. Both Tim and Ruben, have been training well during the off-season and will now have a couple of warm-up races just to get some championship slots before we all head to Argentina for the round. one of the 2023 MXGP World Championship.”

Gajser’s fourth MXGP title (apart from his one MX2 crown) came in another record-breaking year as he topped the leaderboard in all important statistics. Finishing the title a few laps early, number 243 has three times more GP wins than the nearest competitor, twice as many race wins and more pole positions, leads more laps and stands on the podium. optical more than anyone else. He was also the only driver to touch the red disc, leading the championship from the first lap throughout the season.

Gajser will hope to repeat all those feats in 2023 as he aims to win six titles in nine years and move him even higher on the list of all-time greats. .

Of course, it won’t be easy, that’s why Gajser continues to make small tweaks to his practice, so that he’s better prepared than he was last year and ready to face off against the odds. everyone when first eliminated in Argentina. on March 12th.

Tim Gajser

“Obviously last year I won, and that will be my goal again this year. I always say that nothing is so good that it can’t be better, so I’m trying to improve and work on the little details to give me that little edge. We made some changes to the Honda CRF450R during the off-season and they all worked great so I’m happy with my machine and how my training went and now it’s just heading for the first gate to drop. The calendar looks to be a good one, with some nice batches and I hope to see many fans throughout the year.“

Joining him on the track will be Spaniard Fernandez, whose promotion will be an inspiration to motorcyclists everywhere. The 70 had to fight throughout his career, overcoming obstacles early on to finally reach the pinnacle of motorcycling status – riding a Team HRC CRF450R.

A former MX2 red plate holder, Fernandez moved full-time to the MXGP division in 2022, where he immediately made an impact. He finished third in a motocross race in Argentina, before taking the podium in Latvia in the sixth lap. He then had another podium in Indonesia, and was really starting to regain his momentum before crashing in Loket while running the fastest in practice, causing him to miss a few laps. . However, he showed enough that Team HRC signed him up late last year, giving him plenty of time to prepare for this upcoming season.

First for both drivers are two pre-season Italian races in Ponte a Egola and Trentino, before they head to Patagonia-Argentina and the amazing track near Villa La Angostura on the weekend of March 12. It’s been a steady stream since then, on some of the best tracks around the world, with some new additions to the schedule renewing it, before ending the season at the Matterley Basin in the UK, where hopefully the Team HRC duo will celebrate a successful season in their Honda CRF450R.

Ruben Fernandez

“It’s a new team for me, but I feel familiar and that makes things a lot easier. This winter has been really good and I’m in a strong position, and I feel like I can show everyone what I can do, right from the first round. I’ve learned a lot since last year and I’m always trying to improve, so I know that consistency is just as important as speed and that’s what I’m aiming to achieve. The Honda CRF450R is a great machine and I feel comfortable driving it, I also drove it last year and I know I could not have had a better team behind, to help improve the car and help My performance is better. I can’t wait for the season to start!”

Honda CRF450R 2023
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