Swiss rider Jeremy Seewer is one of the world's best motocross pros and is currently second in the MX2 world championship. The 22-year-old is also always one of the best at certain ADAC MX Masters race weekends contested as a guest entrant. Despite his steady success, the Team Suzuki World MX2 rider has always kept his feet on the ground. The smart MX star still considers it very important to be polite and friendly with everybody and remain courteous at all times. But as soon as Jeremy gets on his 250cc bike, then all talk of 'smart' restraint is forgotten. He becomes a fighter the moment the starting gate drops. His recipe for success: Plenty of speed and perseverance while taking few risks. "My starts can still definitely be improved. However, I've been on top form and am able to work up a huge ambition that drives me on in every race. I try to stay calm and focused, and everything else around me is then incidental," said the 22-year-old, adding: "Motocross is all about getting better and setting yourself more clearly defined objectives each year. In the world championship, you are up against the world's best riders, so you know exactly where you stand at the end of the day and what you have to do to improve," said the Suzuki rider.

And Jeremy does work extremely hard. He first sat on a bike when he was six. It was his dad, René, himself a former MX rider and Swiss MX champion, who gave his son a taste for the sport. "My mum, Anita, often used to take me and my brother Roger to the race track, so that in actual fact, we simply grew to become a part of this large MX family from an early age and were able to enjoy the great atmosphere that always exists at such race weekends. Motocross is most certainly an individual sport, but you get so much support from your family, from sponsors and the team that it feels more like a joint effort and that is the fascinating thing about motocross. I very quickly developed the same ambition as my father, which also then led me to take part in races and laid the foundations for my motocross career," said the MX2 world championship, looking back.

He finished fourth on a 50cc bike in his first race in Merenschwan not far from his home in Bülach back in 2003 when he was nine and was crowned Swiss 65cc MX champion two years later. In 2008, Jeremy stood on the top rung of the podium as Swiss MX champion in the 85cc class and subsequently made a name for himself internationally. In 2009, the MX star ended the season as runner-up in the ADAC MX Junior Cup, was eleventh in the 85cc world championship and seventh in the European championship. After finally finishing junior world championship runner-up in 2011 and ADAC MX Youngster Cup champion one year later and runner-up in the European championship in 2013, he then became a regular competitor in the MX2 world championship from 2014 onwards. And Jeremy was again successful there from the word go, placing in the Top Ten in his first year. By 2015, the 1.72m-tall Suzuki rider was already in the Top Five, and this young Swiss talent has been among the front-runners again so far this season. Championship leader Jeffrey Herlings is currently one of his strongest opponents but is injured at the moment, so Jeremy perhaps has a good chance of lifting the title. Still, the 22-year-old is not about to put pressure on himself, even though he's only a few points away from his big dream of lifting the MX2 title.

"You're actually under pressure throughout your career, so you learn to deal with it. To be honest, that's a large chunk of a motocross rider's job, getting to grips with the mental side of things, because you can forget all about your performance on track if your head space is not right," said Jeremy. The Swiss rider had planned to finish in the Top Three this year and has set his sights on the MX2 world championship title in 2017. "Motocross is always exciting, because there's so much scope to move up. Once I've won the MX2 world championship, I want to join the big boys in the MXGP class or maybe contest a few races in the USA. Let's see where things lead. I'm ready for anything," said the world championship rider proudly.

By the way, should he ever tire of his career in sport, he could work in industry. Jeremy is a trained mechanic, who can turn his hand to anything and could tackle any number of 'normal' jobs to make a living. However, the 22-year-old is a long way off doing that at this moment in time, because motocross is his abiding passion.