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which he matched the following season. In 2017 Jacobi made the switch to the German STC Racing Team and became their first World Championship rider. Jacobi speaking about the team explained: “We both set the goals to get good results. They do their best to give me a world championship ride and I do my best to provide them with good world championship results. Everybody gives their best and they want to do the best, so we are working in the same direction, it is really good.” So far this year Jacobi has been impressive, achieving his career first holeshot in Spain, then a monumental first MX2 podium at the MXGP of Trentino, and he currently holds down 10th in the championship, a
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drastic improvement from his 20th in 2017 and 23rd the 2 seasons prior. The podium performance in Trentino was notably emotion for not only Jacobi but also his entire team. When asked about the emotion behind it Henry explained, “It was a very special day for everyone, especially because I am in the World Championship for three years and many people have said that I am too slow and it doesn’t make sense to support me, this has been said not only to me but to my team and sponsors. It has been a surprise for me but I do my best for those who support me all the time. I just really want to thank everyone who supported me in the times when I wasn’t so good and now it is just a bonus to everyone.” When asked what has changed in his program
with the better results he explained the only real difference was the fact that he moved away from his home in Eastern Germany to the West part of the country. The move has allowed the German more seat time and given him the benefit of training on the GP tracks such as Lommel in nearby Belgium. Jacobi’s goal coming into the season was to score a podium and to consistently place in the top ten, the earlier has already been achieved, and with the 15 rounds remaining he will have plenty of chance for more success. Jacobi’s path to the podium has been long and filled with adversity, but after achieving his main goal we can be sure he will continue to improve and look forward to seeing him succeed in the future.