MotoGP's search for the new Barry Sheene

If anyone knows how to find talent, it's Puig, who saw something different Pedrosa - a 13-year-old who could barely handle that 125cc Honda used for those crowded tests (there were 4,500 applications) at the Jarama circuit in a cold winter morning of 1999.

Like it did back then, Dorna is now supporting this initiative with the aim of giving young British riders a route to reach MotoGP, where there is a relative lack of British riders.

With the deadline set, the next step was to create a reference point that acted as a incentive. This is where the British Talent Team that fields Moto3 rider John McPhee comes in, the Briton currently fifth in the standings after a good start to the season (two podiums in the first two races).

In any case, all boys and girls born between January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2005, and with a British or Irish passport, have until June 18 to present their applications on the series' website.

After that, the chosen riders will be able to demonstrate their skill in the selection test that will take place at the Silverstone circuit in August.

"The talent is there, I'm sure of that, and all we do is try to bring it together so we can detect it more easily," explained Puig, an expert in grooming talent, a role he has been carrying out for so many years.

Linked to the Asia Talent Cup and now the British one, Puig is very direct when asked why the flow of British riders has moved towards other races series.

"It's very respectable that they decided to bet on their own championships, for tradition and so on. But what we want is to get them closer to ours, and make it a bit easier for them," added the Spaniard.