Ex-MotoGP rider for Yamaha, KTM and Aprilia, Bradley Smith looks set for a return to MotoE with the new RNF E-Racing out🐼fitꦰ.

After a year away from full-time♑ racing, Smith is expected to form part of the newly-branded Malaysian team - led by RNF Yamaha MotoGP boss Razlan Raza🅺li, while World Endurance Championship rider Niccolo Canepa could be set to join the British rider.

The last time Smith competed in🤪 the MotoE World Cup (2019), ꩵthe 31 year-old finished as runner-up to Matteo Ferrari. 

One rider🌟 who has officially been confirmed is Spanish rookie Alex Escrig, who will line-up alongsiꦓde Hector Garzo for the second time in his career. 

"For next year, my objective is 💙obviously to win the championship," added Escrig. "But before everything, I am looking forward to learning about the bike and I want to have fun riding it. 

"The MotoE bike will be different from what I know, but I am very keen to discover new riding techniques. I want to gain expeꦓrience in fightin♋g for world championships with older riders who are more experienced than me.”

"Hector Garzo will be my teammate for the second time of my young career, and I have known him since I was 4 ye💝ars old.🦂 

"It will be a pleasure to share a box with him again. We have a good relationship and he has experience in MotoE, so I hope that we🐎 will share 🃏podiums together."

Tech 3 KTM boss Herve Ponc🌌haral, who like Razali has a te♌am in both MotoGP and MotoE, also spoke about Escrig’s addition. 

Poncharal said: "It is a great pleasure to announce that the Tech3🌱 E-Racing team has now finalised its 2022 line-up. Alongside Hector Garzo, we are delighted to welcome Alex Escrig, a young and promising rider whom we have been following for a few seasons. 

"We have been amazed by his 2021 se💖ason as he won the European Stock 600 championship with 10🔯 victories out of 11 races.”

"Clearly the 🐎FIM Enel MotoE World Cup is becoming more an🍸d more attractive for the riders, and we are proud to be bringing a mix of experience and youth with our new line-up into the electric class. 

"Alex wi✱ll dispute his rookie season and will have a lot to learn, but I am sure that we can count on Hector to give him a few tips as they know each other already, both being from Valencia. 

"We can’t wait to be in Jerez for the first test session of 2022, and I am sure that our rider🌱s will be fighting for podiums and victories next year."