It's no secret that Yamaha is on the hunt for FIM Motocross World Championship glory as the riders aim to secure the MX2 Championship gold plate while defending Yamaha's title as the MX2 Manufacturer of the Year.

It's the highest team in the MX2 class that we can have in Yamaha' Renaux said. 'It means a lot to me to become a Yamaha Factory Rider for the MX2 team. Yamaha has a strong strategy to develop the next generation of MXGP champions from within its own ranks, and as Watson progresses up the Yamaha Racing pyramid, so too will young Yamaha stars Maxime Renaux and Thibault Benistant as they join title favourite Jago Geerts inside the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 team for 2021. Fortunately, at the end of the season I found myself and started to ride how I know I can, so it was definitely my time to take this step to the 450.' 'For me it's a really big opportunity, to join the Yamaha Factory MXGP team' he said 'and something I'm really grateful for because obviously the beginning of the season in MX2 last year, it wasn't going really the way I wanted and the opportunities to show myself were coming less and less. While his teammates strive for more race and Grand Prix wins, 23-year-old rookie Ben Watson hopes to soak up their knowledge and experience as he gets set to get his feet wet. I feel like I have really good people around me, and the goal will always be to get the world title.'

I think I was ready for a big change this year, which I actually did, and I really feel good already within the team. 'Yeah, I think there's a lot of hard work,' the 30-year-old Dutchman agreed, 'not only for myself, but I also think from the whole team. Seewer's search for World Championship glory will not come without a challenge from his new teammate Coldenhoff. 'Usually, we race in 19 different countries and on different tracks, sand, hardpack, hot, cold, winter, summer, you know, so it's such an open book,' Seewer continued, 'it just takes a lot, a lot, a lot and at the base, I think it's hard work from everybody.' 'I've finished second in the world five times, two times in MX2, two times in MXGP and one time at the Junior World Championships' the 26-year-old Swiss rider said, 'and these are not bad stats, you know, but of course I want to win, and yes, I think I can!' Spearheading the teams charge in 2021, five times silver medalist Seewer hopes to steer his YZ450FM to the top step of the podium. Jeremy Seewer will remain on the team for a third consecutive season (fourth with Yamaha) and will be joined under the awning by hot new recruits, Glenn Coldenhoff and Ben Watson. Boasting some incredible stats and a wealth of experience, the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP team will line up with three popular names inside the premier class, MXGP.

Mxgp 2021 bike setup