The Red Bull KTM Tech3 team arrives in Great Britain after a particularly emotional Austrian Grand Prix. Between the announcement of KTM ending the adventure in Moto2, the fall of Syahrin in the race and the beautiful eighth place of Oliveira under the checkered flag of the Red Bull Ring, the boss Hervé Poncharal had to hold the bar in the storm. The Frenchman arrives at Silverstone more serene…
Hafiz Syahrin will undoubtedly be further diminished after his Austrian misadventure which sent him to the hospital, while Miguel Oliveira On the contrary, he is impatient to find an RC16 that he had taken to eighth position in Austria. His best result to date in MotoGP. A category where he is starting this season.
What to expect from the French among the English? Hervé Poncharal answers… " The next Grand Prix on the Red Bull KTM Tech3 team calendar will take place at Silverstone. Of course, everyone hopes to have a better weekend than last year. I believe the tarmac has been resurfaced and from what we've heard they've done a fantastic job. I hope we can have a great race on a decent surface on this very fast and super interesting circuit, which always offers great races.”
“Apart from that, the Red Bull KTM Tech3 team moves to the UK with very positive feelings. Miguel had by far his best Grand Prix weekend and we really appreciated the developments we received on Monday after the Czech Grand Prix. In addition to his best result, he also had the sixth fastest lap, which is very positive and fast, although I'm not sure he will do it everywhere. For the moment, the Tech3 team is very confident.”
“Certainly, Miguel is more than willing to start Friday in the same frame of mind that he finished this race in Austria. On the other hand, I am very happy and relieved that Hafizh was discharged from the hospital on Monday morning. I know he's already training, making efforts to recover and hopefully the unhappiness he's had since returning from the summer break will go away. Because I'm sure he and his KTM RC16 can be fast and get a decent result at Silverstone."
“Hopefully we can reach the same level as in Austria in terms of results, but for sure this cycle will be calmer in terms of political decisions. We all know now that Tech3 will be in the MotoGP and Moto3 categories next season. With all this news, I think we can work with less pressure at this British Grand Prix and with a big smile, knowing that the future will be bright ».
