Hervé Poncharal's nerves were put to the test in this Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez. Judge for yourself: a failed victory in Moto3 in the last corner by Deniz Oncü, a new withdrawal from Raul Fernandez in MotoGP and a courageous but complicated journey from Remy Gardner... It's nothing to say that this meeting in Jerez has put the men of the Tech3 team in a difficult situation at every moment. But thanks to the courage of the Australian, morale remains high and we are already preparing for the big national event with the French Grand Prix, which will take place in a little less than two weeks...
This Spanish Grand Prix will have marked a Remy gardner whose wings were clipped from the start of this sixth round of the championship. A castration was apprehended in the literal sense, during a collision in the peloton at the start, which tore off his aerodynamic appendage whose absence in the race had the consequences that the Moto2 World Champion describes as follows: “ you realize how much downforce these fenders create when you ride with one because you're dragged by one side of the bike and it's really hard to control. I knew we would struggle a bit today, but I'm sure we could have had a much better race with two wings. For sure today I learned that wings are really effective! Anyway, I hope on Monday we can test some new things to make some improvements to the bike » concludes the Australian who finished 20th.
For his part, the boss Hervé Poncharal commented : " It was a really difficult weekend for the Tech3 KTM Factory Racing team here in Jerez. After qualifying we knew it was going to be a long and tough race for us, although you always hope the race will be a different story. Unfortunately, that was not the case.”
Hervé Poncharal: “je suis vraiment triste d’avoir Raul Fernandez dans le box et pas sur sa moto"
He adds : “I would like to thank Remy for his efforts. He didn't give up when he lost his left wing which caused instability on his bike, but he continued to push until the checkered flag. We have gathered important information to understand where we need to work to improve. On Monday we have a test day here in Jerez and we have a few things and different settings to work on to give Remy what he deserves, i.e. a more efficient package. We hope that he will be able to get closer to the others from the next round at Le Mans, the team's Grand Prix..
The tricolor pattern ends: “I'm really sad to have Raul Fernandez in the box and not on his bike for the second Grand Prix in a row. He was great, stayed positive all weekend, attended media activities, briefings, spent time with his team and all trackside sessions trying to learn from his rivals. He won't be testing this Monday as he's still not fit, but I'm sure he'll be back with us at Le Mans. I really hope he and Remy will be competitive for our home Grand Prix in two weeks ».
Results of the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez:
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