This Sunday, September 12, 2021, Miguel Oliveira answered questions from journalists from the Motorland Aragón circuit, at the end of the MotoGP Aragón Grand Prix.
We went to listen (via teleconferencing software) to the words of the Portuguese driver, who had another difficult weekend but at least managed to get back into the points after three rounds completed with a goalless result.
As usual, we report here the words of Miguel Oliveira without the slightest formatting.
Miguel, how was your race?
" Of the At the start of the race I had difficulty in the peloton managing my front tire well. I slid a lot and the front was moving really a lot. This is something that only really happens in the race, because my pace during FP3 and FP4 was ultimately quite close to that of the top 6. So it's disappointing to see that I just couldn't be in the shot. »
Is your cracked wrist the cause of your poor performance this weekend?
" I would like Well, my answer is that my wrist has nothing to do with the equation, but the fact is that it does. Not to the point of limiting myself too much, but it is clear that it causes me some pain. »
Have you encountered any problems with your tires again during this race?
" No, I can't say that our result this weekend is linked to the tires, but more to the settings of our bike. To put it simply, as soon as we are on the suction side of another machine, the pressure increases drastically. I was racing with pressures that I hadn't seen all weekend, and when you're out of line with tire pressure, it makes it difficult to repeat the same lap times as you. carried out throughout the weekend. »
" It is so something we need to look into. When you compare to my teammate Brad Binder, you realize that I have driven with much higher pressures, so we have to see what we can do to overcome this problem. »
Did you have different feelings depending on the bikes you were riding behind? Did you feel like your front tire pressure was increasing more behind some bikes than others?
" It is quite difficult to answer that, because it is very difficult to make comparisons. We always ride behind different bikes. I don't know if the heat coming from the exhaust gases has anything to do with it. I think it's just related to being behind another bike and having less air available to cool the tire properly. »
Nakagami said he had a much worse feeling in the front tire when behind the Ducati than when behind other machines...
" The Tire pressure went through the roof right from the start, so it's really hard for me to come to any conclusion on this. »
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