Raul Fernandez had a little more difficulty launching his career from Moto3 compared to Marc Marquez, but in this Moto2 season, it is clear that he makes us forget this delay in ignition. Because the young 20-year-old Spaniard shows what this new generation is made of by being ready to break a precocity record held by the current Honda official. The latter won seven times during his first campaign in the discipline in 2011 before having to give up due to injury in the title race against Stefan Bradl. Raul Fernandez has already equaled this number of successes and, with three games remaining, he can still take the crown...
Raul fernandez is the rising star of a Red Bull KTM clan that can definitely be happy with its incubator of champions. Because the succession of the one who still promises a lot is already growing with Peter Acosta… Said Raul Fernandez is able to make this season an important milestone in his career since he can define himself at its conclusion as the one who will have erased a certain Marc Marquez tablets. Sorry!
Indeed, with his seventh victory of the season on the Circuit of the Americas (COTA), the Spaniard has not only reduced his gap on the leader of the World Championship Remy gardner from 34 points to nine points. The 20-year-old rookie of the Red Bull KTM-Ajo team also equaled the record of Marc Marquez, who also achieved seven Moto2 victories as a rookie in 2011. At that time, Márquez lost the title to Stefan Bradl. But for Fernandez, on the other hand, everything is still open with three races to go…
In fact, a question arises in the paddock: what if Fernandez was better than Marc Marquez ? A subject which also raises awareness for those who will rise in MotoGP next year by moving onto the team's RC16 KTM Tech3 since he declared, at the finish of the Grand Prix of the Americas that he had just dominated: “ Marc is a reference for everyone. But now I want to surpass it! ».
On his career path so far, he makes this interesting remark, in a general context where the Moto3, through its accidents and its tragedies, raises the question: “ so to speak, I spent my entire career with KTM. But for me, the real category is Moto2. So many new riders are constantly being added to the Moto3 category. It's really difficult to keep the situation under control there ».
« But when you get into Moto2, you have a real racing bike under you. The engine power, the wider tires… Everything is completely different. You have to ride alone and prepare for victories by preparing the bike. Moto3 is completely different. There you tune the bike for non-stop fighting. In Moto2, you prepare the machine to win ».
On the other hand, there is one constant in all categories and situations: the mind: “ If it doesn't work out that way, you have to look for another solution, until it's clear in your head again. Because the mental aspect represents 99% of a racing driver's success ". And Raul fernandez confirms this at the end of the campaign which he accomplished, let us not forget, with a hand which had recently been operated on and which made him suffer martyrdom.
Raul Fernandez: “nous avons 20 ou 22 ans et il y a beaucoup de choses que nous ne savons pas gérer tout seul"
In Austin, he insisted on this aspect: “ I want to dedicate this success to a special person, with whom I am starting to work. His name is Pep. We are progressing and, although I don't sleep very well from Saturday to Sunday, I am able to be very competitive, leave everything behind and concentrate on the race », commented the Madrid native on DAZN after coming down from the Texan podium.
The driver of an Ajo team which now has more than 100 victories detailed the work in the psychological field that he has been carrying out recently: “ it helps me manage my emotions on the bike. This and on a personal level also a lot. I think we are very young, we are 20 or 22 years old and there are a lot of things that we do not know how to handle on our own. This helps me a lot. When you have a physical trainer he helps you train physically and, when you have a person like that, he helps you manage your emotions in difficult times ».
An aspect which will be important because the tension has increased a notch between the two teammates Raul fernandez et Remy gardner, united in nine points at three Grand Prix of the goal. This end of the season will also be a merciless war of nerves.
Moto2: championship classification after Austin (14/18)
