Fate seems to be befalling Razlan Razali's valiant RNF team, which nevertheless had the good idea to move from Yamaha to Aprilia for this 2023 MotoGP season. Everything is technically there to make a leap forward in the hierarchy of the premier category of Grands Prix, while the drivers are also first choice. But circumstances are doing their best for the moment not to confirm all these good dispositions on the track. Arriving in Argentina for the second round of the calendar, the Malaysian boss's men will only be able to field one RS-GP 2022 for their only valid driver Raul Fernandez... Who is, however, not in top form. As for leader Miguel Oliveira, we know a little more about the new injuries detected after being torpedoed at the Portuguese Grand Prix by Marc Marquez…
From the CryptoDATA RNF Aprilia team, we learn that following last Sunday's accident, Miguel Oliveira returned home to Lisbon to carry out further checks on his body. An MRI carried out on Monday confirmed the Portuguese hero's suspicions after his accident and revealed tendon injuries to the external rotators of the right leg that cannot be treated with surgery. Consequently, Olive tree must sit out the second round of the 2023 MotoGP World Championship in order to rest and recover hoping to be fit for the third event of the season in Austin, in Texas. Nothing is certain regarding this participation in the Grand Prix of the Americas…
At the same time, Raul fernandez was also struggling with his physical condition last Sunday in Portugal. The Spanish driver felt numbness in his right arm from the second half of the race, which ultimately led to his crash. Although he doesn't know the reason yet, he still feels it and will undergo further checks with the doctor...
« We arrive in Argentina for the MotoGP race with anger and frustration »
Razlan Razali, founder and director of the CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP team commented on this crisis situation: “ we arrive in Argentina with the anger and frustration of learning that Miguel is not fit to participate. It was something we expected in a way, because the incident in the first round was massive, and we had some reservations about him being able to race this week ».
« Nevertheless, we will continue to focus on Raul, who has also had his own fitness issues with his shoulder which led to numbness on the right side of his body, which in some ways contributed to his accident last week. Overall we didn't have a good start to the year, it was very frustrating ". And the Malaysian recalls the terms of a previous press release castigating both Marc Marquez and the officials: « I also insist on the need for FIM stewards to take serious measures in these cases. But we will have to continue, work hard and try to make a positive result for the second round this weekend ».
