EWC Inside Line with Niccolo Canepa

After a season packed with speed but lacking luck, Niccolò Canepa is hoping that good fortune will favour Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team during the 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship. Partnered by German Marvin Fritz and Czech Karel Hanika plus fourth rider Robin Mulhauser from Switzerland, 34-year-old Italian Canepa is thinking big for this season. Here’s why.

Ad What are you hoping will be possible in 2023?“The hope is not to have any bad luck anymore! The only thing we need is to have more luck because we have all what we need to perform well and to be successful. We have a great team, great bike, great tyres, great team-mates so we are ready to fight, we just need luck.” FIM EWCLong-term Wojcik ace Szkopek tipped to show more EWC speed and consistency10 HOURS AGO How ready are you?“We are testing for three days before the Le Mans Pre-Test and I’m looking forward to seeing the work that was done during the winter to improve the bike and the reliability. We want to test for 24 hours with the engine to see that everything is fine and after six months [not racing] we need, as riders, to get some laps to get back in shape, to be at the speed again.

But I am fully confident we will be ready for the 24-hour races. Myself I have trained a lot, I feel fit, I feel ready. In the last couple of years, it has been more difficult because before I get an injury during a winter test.