KTM official Miguel Oliveira will start from the second row on Sunday for a Dutch Grand Prix which promises to be more difficult for the RC16 than the last three meetings. Since Mugello, in fact, the Portuguese rider and the Austrian bike have monopolized the podiums and are permanent dangers for victory. The couple also scored 65 points out of a possible 75… But Assen risks being more complicated. The three-time MotoGP winner explains why…
When we look at the positions of the other three KTM, and especially that of his teammate Brad Binder, we can only note the excellent work accomplished by Miguel Oliveira on this Saturday day of Dutch Grand Prix qualifying. Starting sixth, or on the second row, means being one of the favorites. However, the winner in Catalonia this season calms the enthusiasm of supporters of the Mattighofen firm…
Oliveira starts from the second row, like in Germany last weekend
He says thus: “ it was a tough qualification because our opponents are super strong. We had a lot of work to do on the bike before we could move on to Q2. The team had a lot of ideas that helped me ride faster ". The pilot of 26 years continues: “ In terms of grip, we found a good compromise in the chassis geometry. But our work is not easy here. Assen will be a difficult track for us ».
However, he knows that he cannot help but lament… “ But so far our performance here can be assessed positively. Because we qualified on the second row. This is a very promising starting position. Now we have the race ahead of us tomorrow. It will be 26 long laps, plus it will be hot. I can't wait to do well tomorrow ". For the record, he started from the same place last week in Germany. And we know the rest…
MotoGP Assen J2: qualifying
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