In MotoGP, success requires maximum exploitation of the good times as well as increased resilience to get through the bad ones. In this sense, Miguel Oliveira showed that he had all the qualities of a driver in the category by coming out of a Grand Prix of the Americas complicated with two points in his bag. Starting eighteenth, he took fourteenth place and the two points that go with it.
She was already far behind in the Argentinian race with a gratifying eleventh place. From the offense in Las Termas, we had to move on to the defense in Texas. But the 24-year-old Portuguese stayed the course by not returning a virgin from his Stations of the Cross in Austin: “ it was certainly a difficult race and a very disappointing start. I did not expect that. But I finally found a little more speed and was able to ride as expected »
He adds : " we have to be happy with this result, because we finally managed to land in the points and that was our goal ". As he left the scene, he declared: “ It's a really difficult track, so it's good to have scored some points herei”.
« Now we go to Jerez, a track that we really like and which should suit our bike better. As a result, the expectation is high. We also have a lot of positives, we learned more about the KTM and now understand it a little better. We need to further adjust my position so that I feel comfortable and continue working in this direction ", added Olive tree, sixteenth in the championship with seven points, two more than Johann zarco, the leader of the Austrian troops being Pol Espargaro with his ninth place synonymous with 18 points scored in three races.
