On the other end of the scale, Zarco’s second half of the season form dropped off a cliff compared to his opening nine races. The Frenchman was suffering from arm pump and eventually had surgery in September, but his title hopes quickly faded after the summer break. Zarco went without a podium from the Catalan GP to the end of the season, but P5, P5 and P6 was a solid enough end to a promising campaign. In addition to Zarco, Oliveira’s name doesn’t even appear in the top 15. Injury at the Red Bull Ring saw Oliveira struggle, but the three-time premier class race winner and his RC16 weren’t firing in the second half of 2021. It was a dramatic drop off in form compared to his Mugello and Barcelona rides, but KTM riders seemed to struggle throughout the season. There’s more to come from the Austrian factory in 2022, that’s for sure. 

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