Unusual move as rider exits Moto3 and goes back to Junior GP
Cou♕ld this unexpected switch work out for the bestꦺ?
One rider has opted to take a backwards step in ไorder to, hopefully, have a brighter future.
Joel Esteban is exiting Mo🅺to3 and will move b𝔉ack to the Junior GP this year.
He has𝄹 remained a part of the Aspar set-up, with the team supporting his move to a lower category.
Last season, his first ♋campaign in Moto3 with the CFMOTO Aspar Team, he finished in 17th posi🃏tion.
His teammate David Alonso, meanwhile, stole the show and broke an old Valentino Rossi record as he won t♕he title.
Previously, in 2023, Esteban won two races and achieved four podiums and he finished fourth overall in the Juni🔯or GP.
Still a teenager, he has taken a decision which is unusual but m🌟ight pan out for the best.
By taking a step away from grand prix racing, Esteban will hope to set himself up for greater success in the 🥃future.
He will hope to capture the 2025 Junior GP title then return t🐭o Moto3 with a bang.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to ﷽football, to F1.
