Second in Moto2 last season, Tony Arbolino was not among the riders who attracted the most attention when it came to seeing who, within the intermediate class, was most ready to make the step up to MotoGP. His agent believes that the biggest “problem” for the rider is related to his mentality, and stated that staying another year in the class can be very important for #14.
Arbolino was in great form especially in the first half of the 2023 championship, but was not able to maintain such performances, something that Carlo Pernat sees more as a problem with his mentality, and not due to his ability, as he told Motosan: ‘Arbolino was very good in the first half of the World Championship. In the second half, not so much. Maybe it’s the head, I don’t know. It’s not the bike, it’s more the head. He has to be consistent at the top, he was consistent in the first GP and then he wasn’t’.
The Marc VDS rider will enter his fourth season in the category and that can be a good thing, Pernat considers: ‘That’s why it’s a good idea for him to stay another year in Moto2, to mature completely. 2024 is a very important year for him, because if he does well in the championship, he will probably go to MotoGP. Or maybe he will stay in Moto2, it’s very important for him’.
Arbolino finished second in Moto2 with 249.5 points.
