It is not quite with the momentum of good results coming out from Mugello which hosted the Italian Grand Prix only a week ago that Hervé Poncharal's troops are heading towards Catalonia. But this eighth round of the season was at least one more experience that the rookies of the Tech3 KTM team will be keen to take advantage of for this ninth round. It would be better, because the French boss insists, before taking up residence near Barcelona, that it is high time to get into the habit of scoring points...
Un Remy gardner valiant but in difficulty, a Raul fernandez without a point in the championship who is still looking for his voice, such is the state of the numbers in the box Tech3 equipped with KTM RC16. Nothing is simple and yet, the boss Hervé Poncharal wants to overcome these obstacles this weekend in Catalonia. And he has arguments to convince his two rookies that anything is possible.
The tricolor boss says thus: “ just a few days after the MotoGP engines stopped at Mugello, the MotoGP paddock is already on its way to Barcelona for the Catalan Grand Prix. The advantage of these back-to-back races is that drivers and teams don't have time to think too much because they already have to focus on the race ahead..
« The Italian Grand Prix was interesting for Tech3 KTM Factory Racing car we made progress during testing and qualifying, and I believe that our pilots understood a little better how to control their engines » adds the Frenchman. “ We are still struggling during the races as we don't seem to be able to replicate the race pace we have on Fridays and Saturdays, so this is an important point we will continue to work on ».
Hervé Poncharal: “d’autres rookies commencent à entrer dans les points, donc c’est quelque chose de réalisable pour nous"
This inventory made, Hervé Poncharal delivers its roadmap for this round MotoGP: " Rémy lives near the circuit, and Raul comes from Spain, so both rookies will know the track very well and I'm sure that will give them extra confidence » he begins. And then it becomes more precise: “ other rookies are starting to get into the points, so it's something achievable for us with the two talents we have”.
And he ends: “ Brad Binder finished the last race four seconds behind the winner, and that's something we should all build on, because it means we have a good package and we have the potential to do better. Miguel Oliveira had a good race here last year too, so we have a working machine and we are able to get into the points, so our mission will be to score points with both drivers ". The meeting on objective will be interesting.
