At the TrackHouse team launch in Los Angeles, it was confirmed that Miguel Oliveira will ride the 2024 factory Aprilia motorcycles in MotoGP for the 2024 season. This announced the use of factory motorcycles by the TrackHouse team strengthens its status as a satellite team and adds excitement to the upcoming MotoGP season.
Miguel Oliveira, five-time winner in MotoGP with KTM, will switch to motorcycles Aprilia factory 2024 for the next MotoGP season. The TrackHouse team has indeed obtained factory specifications for its drivers, of which the Portuguese is part with his teammate Raul fernandez. Full factory specifications will be available for Olive tree at the start of the 2024 campaign, then it will be the turn of Raul Fernandez during the season.
Miguel Oliveira hailed the decision as “ super important » because it finally gives him the opportunity to ride the factory bike. He expresses his motivation and enthusiasm for the upcoming season, emphasizing that the move to factory bikes is the way to develop the hardware and reach the top of the field: “ for us, this is the way to develop the hardware and reach the top of the pack. I'm just super motivated to start the season. I don't know exactly what we can expect because even though it's not new, everything seems new. We will therefore have to be vigilant and concentrated to obtain the best possible work. ».
« Full Aprilia factory specifications will be available initially for Miguel, then very soon also for Raul Fernandez »
Although the ownership of the team has changed, most of the staff, including the team leader Wilco Zeelenberg, seems unchanged. For his part, Raul fernandez considers the 2024 season his first real season in the same team and expresses his optimism for the year to come: “ podiums or a new place in the top five would really be a good thing for us, but right now I don't want to think about it too much ", said Fernandez. " It will be a really important year for me, my third in MotoGP, second in Aprilia and with the same team. Never in my life have I stayed on the same team. I think it will be a great year... ».
Massimo rivola, CEO of Aprilia Racing, did not miss the event and is happy about the increased support with the fact that TrackHouse uses factory motorcycles, emphasizing that this will be an additional stimulation for the official riders Maverick Vinales et Aleix Espargaro : " I will be the happiest guy to see TrackHouse in front because it will be an extra boost for Maverick and Aleix to perform well ».
« Full factory specifications will be available initially for Miguel, then very soon also for Raul Fernandez », he confirms. “ From a performance perspective, this will be very important. We have seen with other manufacturers how important this is ". A clear allusion to Ducati. In 2023, Aprilia won two Grand Prix races with Aleix Espargaro, making her the second most successful constructor of the season, behind Ducati.
