Interview: Maxime Grau – "At one point I was really close to stopping".

French MX2 rider Maxime Grau has quietly become one of the biggest surprise packages of the 2026 MX2 World Championship. After only joining the Maddii Honda team a matter of weeks before the opening round in Argentina, a disrupted winter and limited preparation left expectations modest. Instead Grau has developed into a consistent top-ten contender, with a career-best sixth overall…