Hervé Poncharal's Tech3 team will be one of the two teams that will field a local for the stage this weekend at Phillip Island since it counts among its squad an Australian named Remy Gardner. The other team in this case is Ducati with Jack Miller and both will leave their current structures at the end of this year. A common point nevertheless experienced differently depending on where you are. But in any case, this should not weigh on the progress of this 18th round of the season.
After Japan and also after Thailand, Australia is the third country which will reconcile itself with racing MotoGP, lost to sight since 2019 and the advent of the health crisis. A return thatHervé Poncharal underlines: “ the Tech3 KTM Factory Racing team is very happy to return to Australia for the first time in three years after a well-deserved week of rest. Phillip Island is an iconic circuit that always delivers incredible MotoGP racing, and I'm sure that will be the case again this year ».
Hervé Poncharal: “ the weather forecast is a little uncertain at the moment »
« It will be a special week for our rookie Remy Gardner who will race in front of his home crowd for the first time as a MotoGP rider, so hopefully this will give him an extra boost for the weekend and he can do something good here » underlines the tricolor which never forgets his teammate : " Raul Fernandez reached the top 15 in the previous round in Thailand, and I think he will be competitive here too, so the aim will be to score points again ».
Then he ends with this element which promises to be essential this weekend: “ the weather forecast is a little uncertain at the moment, so we may have to adapt to different track conditions throughout the weekend ». Most Hervé Poncharal also states: “ we have good experience in the wet after Japan and Thailand, so I think that in any case we will be competitive. We are all motivated to do well in Australia, and I hope we can put on a great show ».