2022 was an excellent year in the car world with manufacturing and sales of new cars returning close to pre-pandemic figures, hampered only by a shortage of semiconductors needed to build new cars. But whilst the market is buoyant, there are few bargains to be had as demand outstrips supply with some of the more popular cars very difficult to find.
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For the first time since 2010 there are no British riders in MotoGP. Three-time race winner Cal Crutchlow’s departure at the end of 2020 has left a void, with no obvious candidates waiting in the wings and a UK biking scene that seems unable to develop riders who can break into racing’s premier class.
It’s not down to a lack of talent or desire, more the result of a lack of longterm infrastructure to enable young riders to make it on the world stage. It’s also the harsh reality that other countries, namely Spain and Italy, are doing things so much better.