Speedway Grand Prix: ‘Bartosz Zmarzlik will not have it as simple upcoming year’ – Greg Hancock on 2022 winner

4-time Speedway world winner Greg Hancock believes Bartosz Zmarzlik “will not have it as easy” in 2023 but indicates his rivals will have to find “a diverse angle” to defeat him.

Zmarzlik won this year’s championship with a spherical to spare as his consistency observed him slowly but surely maximize his direct above Leon Madsen, with the other best riders shortly discovering by themselves in a struggle for third.

He joins an illustrious listing of names that have gained at minimum a few Speedway globe titles.

“He thrives on stress,” Hancock told Eurosport. “The far more strain individuals check out to give him, the additional he provides so it is actually tricky to be his competitor.

“Next 12 months, wanting at the series, it is surely going to be attention-grabbing. The riders are growing, they are beginning to understand Bartosz’s way and are also observing that the tension that he can maintain up to is something different so they are heading to have to occur at him from a unique angle.”

There have been 6 distinctive winners this time, which include a breakthrough for Britain’s Dan Bewley, who rode his initially complete-time Speedway GP marketing campaign.

Hancock thinks Zmarzlik will nevertheless be the favorite but expects him to facial area a nearer title race.

“Bartosz is the person to conquer. I constantly view him and think, ‘what would I do to consider and get some type of advantage’,” said Hancock. “It’s not effortless.

“There’s a big team of men coming up like Dan Bewley, who’s genuinely starting off to clearly show his kind. It will not be as simple for Bartosz future year but you just cannot rule that man out, he’s incredible.

“Leon experienced a actually superior year a few a long time back then had accidents that slowed him down. He’s making momentum now and wants to present that he can give Bartosz a run for his income.”

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