The first battle of Aragon last weekend did not leave great memories for the KTM troops who suffered both from the low temperatures in particular and from the competition in general. Known for their great reaction capacity, they present themselves for a second round in the same ring which this time organizes the Grand Prix of Teruel. The RC16 should have learned their lesson to be able to present a copy more in line with their potential. An expectation which is a certainty for Hervé Poncharal, boss of the Red Bull KTM Tech3 team…
No respite for the Grand Prix heroes! One week after the Aragon Grand Prix, they will do it again this weekend in the same place, thus taking on their third meeting in three weeks in a row. We will indeed recall that previously, there was the Grand Prix of France at Le Mans…
Alas for the colors KTM, the points harvest was meager after their first appearance of the season on MotorLand. It will be recalled that Brad Binder finished eleventh ahead of his teammate Pol Espargaro while at Tech3, Iker Lecuona took the 14rd place. Alas, for Miguel Oliveira, it was a blow for nothing, since the 16rd rank sanctioned a performance marked by tire wear problems.
“The weather should be a little warmer”
Here we are again on the same ground. But Hervé Poncharal promises that the result will not be identical… “ To be honest, the first weekend in Aragon was quite tough and disappointing for the Red Bull KTM Tech3 team » begins the Frenchman. “ We had a lot of data to analyze, a lot of meetings with pilots and engineers and I want to be sure that the second weekend here in Aragon will be more positive for our team.
The weather should be a little warmer, which was the main thing we had to battle this past weekend. Miguel and Iker both felt good on Sunday, even if they weren't fast enough. But they are in good condition and eager to improve. We keep the attitude of never giving up, we will continue to fight and we are almost sure that we should be in the top 10 at the end of the race this week. We just have a few days off to recover and start running again. Let's see where we can end up " finished Hervé Poncharal.
