Hervé Poncharal's troops have barely recovered from the emotions of last weekend's Portuguese Grand Prix when they are already hard at work in Jerez to face the Spanish Grand Prix. At Portimao, Remy Gardner rode well to bring back his best result as a rookie in the category so far with a fourteenth position. Meanwhile, his teammate Raul Fernandez watched his exploits from the pits due to a sore hand. The French boss will already hope to recover all of his workforce on the track, then will want the Spanish track to be used by his RC16 KTMs...
Incidentally, the Australian Remy gardner will be looking forward to returning to the Spanish track which he knows very well and which he seems to appreciate. He currently holds the lap time record in the Moto2 category, obtained in 2021 when he took pole position. But the story will be different with an engine MotoGP. His boss Hervé Poncharal knows this only too well, remembering this: “ here we are in Jerez de la Frontera, emblematic place of the MotoGP championship. We already tested with Remy Gardner and Raul Fernandez at the Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto in November, so we have valuable information to work with ».
« We are delighted to race in front of the fans for the first time since 2019. We missed them a lot in 2020 and 2021, because the atmosphere has always been so special here and the fans are very excited to see us come. When we arrive on Sunday morning, it almost feels like we're heading to a football match, because there are fireworks and they're already so loud » mentions the tricolor.
Hervé Poncharal: “ it was a huge disappointment not to have Raul Fernandez on the starting grid in Portugal«
« Technically, Jerez is a very demanding circuit with straights, hard braking and fast corners, and it is always difficult to find the perfect setting for the bike. It looks like it's going to be hot too, which will add another difficulty that will have to be managed »Adds Hervé Poncharal.
« We think Remy is in good shape, both physically and mentally, as he is coming off his best MotoGP race so far at Portimao. We and he are expecting one more step this weekend. On the other side of the box, it was a huge disappointment not to have Raul on the starting grid on Sunday. He is working very hard to recover so he can ride without pain. It will be interesting to see how he comes back and how he feels on the bike on Friday. We can't wait to get the action started with our two hungry rookies » ends the boss of Tech3.
