MotoE began in 2019 as a World Cup and gained FIM World Championship status last year, coinciding with the arrival of more powerful and competitive Ducati bikes.
In the beginning, it featured older riders like Alex de Angelis, Bradley Smith, Sete Gibernau, and Randy de Puniet, the championship now boasts a field of promising young talents, some of whom occasionally compete in Moto2 or the World Superbike Championship.
Paolo Simoncelli, whose team Ongetta SIC58 Squadra Corse has competed in MotoE from the start, observed the significant evolution:
– Over the years, the competition has changed significantly. Initially it was used by former riders to return to the spotlight, but today the level has risen drastically.
The Italian emphasized the balance and determination of the current riders: ‘On the grid, there’s a group of young riders hungry for wins. Just think that there are ten riders within half a second, which says something about the quality of this category’.