The 2025 Moto2 season has seen a number of large names soar ship from Kalex to Boscoscuro chassis within the wake of the Italian constructor’s first world title with Ai Ogura final yr, and after solely two races Jake Dixon has received his first race aboard his new bike.
2025’s first Moto2 spherical noticed Celestino Vietti stand out among the many Boscoscuro riders, the Italian being the one rider aboard the Italian body in Thailand to battle for the rostrum earlier than crashing out of rivalry because of contact with Senna Agius.
However the Argentinian Grand Prix noticed a degree of domination from Jake Dixon that the British rider was by no means in a position to display on the Kalex, successful by 3.525 seconds over Thailand winner Manuel Gonzalez.
“It was essentially the most dominant efficiency of his Grand Prix profession,” stated TNT Sports activities presenter and former World Superbike Champion Neil Hodgson, talking after the Argentina race.
“He’s in his seventh season in Moto2, and what a time to begin shining. Even his interviews appear completely different.
“Generally his interviews had been a bit [of a word salad] up to now, and I do know why: as a result of he was attempting to say the precise issues up to now and generally you may type of inform deep down he didn’t fairly imagine what he was saying.
“Clearly, we’ve witnessed that, we’ve witnessed the expansion. What he’s performed, he’s needed to actually take a step again, be weak, search some exterior assist from the psychology facet of racing, which – I discuss quite a bit – is essential.
“We all know he’s acquired the ability, he’s acquired the approach, so it’s actually good to see it repay.”
One of many technical modifications Dixon made for the Argentina weekend was the addition of a thumb-operated rear brake to his rider cockpit.
TNT Sports activities MotoGP analyst Michael Laverty defined that, whereas it’s clearly been adaptation to the thumb brake for Dixon, it’s not an answer that’s simple to introduce.
“It takes some time to reprogramme your mind to make use of the thumb brake,” Laverty stated.
“He most likely has a twin system on there the place he can use the foot [or] the thumb, however then he is aware of the place there’s somewhat bit extra to realize from the thumb brake, which is at most lean angle in right-handers you may actually use it to show.
“It’s a piece in progress for him, however the truth that he put it on for the primary time this weekend from FP1 after which he had the weekend that he had, I feel [he should keep it].”
