The Moto2 and Moto3 tests followed the first off-season MotoGP tests which meant that Raul Fernandez, now at Tech3 KTM in the premier category, met his boss from last season in Moto2 Aki Ajo. A manager of an eponymous team with more than 100 Grand Prix victories under his belt, which allowed the Spaniard to emerge and achieve eight successes in his first year in Moto2. But the title went to his teammate Remy Gardner, which earned the Finnish boss criticism of his Iberian discovery. The time has come to respond...
And this response was formulated in the columns of speedweek. On the first contact after the attack Raul fernandez who felt that he had not been as supported in his quest for the Grail as his teammate, Aki Ajo commented : " I spoke with him. I just assured him that he had done a good job in MotoGP. Otherwise, we didn't discuss anything. He told me a little about his impressions with the MotoGP-KTM ". Then he specifies: “ we spent two beautiful years together. I'll keep that in mind. I concentrate on my work ».
At 53 years, Aki Ajo has seen others and his Nordic culture allows him to excel in the phlegmatic genre. The rest of the speech is consistent, but the message, in the end, still gets across. Garlic says thus: “ all I want to say about Raúl is that he had an incredible season. I really have a lot of respect for his year as a rookie. For me, Raúl is an indescribable talent ". But he also specifies: “ it is normal for the dolphin to be disappointed at first, especially after such a strong season and especially when he was faster than the new world champion in certain races. But we should be very happy as a team with our performance and this season ».
Aki Ajo: “ the driver who did not win the world championship looks for the reasons and causes«
With this last sentence, Aki Ajo refocuses the debate and also removes the implication of Raul Fernandez regarding a team having favored one side of the box more than the other: “ everything remained really calm and professional in our box. If a pilot thinks that everything did not go optimally, that is understandable. The driver who did not win the world championship seeks the reasons and causes ».
« We must not forget that Raúl celebrated eight victories during his rookie season. Rémy won five times, he was more consistent, he had an incredible season. And there were no quarrels in our box. If he makes emotional comments now, it doesn't matter. Even an old person like me can't always stay calm. I was moved to tears after the two races in Valencia. Therefore, we cannot expect young drivers to control their emotions at all times.
And he ends: “ we must be really happy with our world championship season. We behave professionally now and focus on the future ". An elegant and firm way of recalling the fundamentals and closing the debate.
