MotoGP Jerez 1 J3: a rollercoaster for the Tech3 team!

The Red Bull KTM Tech3 team emerges with its head held high from the Jerez melee which ended with a well-known Marseillaise for Hervé Poncharal's men. The latter is happy to have his drivers back in good shape, and with good points taken by Miguel Oliveira. Because if Iker Lcuona experienced physical problems, it was not because of a fall…

« What an incredible first MotoGP race of the 2020 season here in Jerez! " begin Hervé Poncharal. " We knew the race was going to be incredibly difficult for the riders, for the tires, and we knew the hot conditions would push the riders and the bikes to their limits. We've seen a lot of things happen. Our two guys got off to a good start. Miguel put his head down and maintained a strong pace, which we knew from the weekend, because even though qualifying was a bit disappointing, we were sure his pace was strong and that's what he did. watch. Finishing the race in eighth position, equal to his best ever result in MotoGP, is a great start to the championship.

We also saw the other three KTMs very consistent and fast on this circuit. Congratulations to Miguel, he deserves a big round of applause. He and his team have worked hard and that’s how you start a season on the right foot.”

Lecuona broke down physically

“We were really, really happy until five laps to go with Iker too, because he also had a great start, he was pushing, doing times very close to Miguel, but then what we feared happened. product. You have to be in top physical shape and we could see during the weekend that he was struggling to do these 25 laps in a row in these conditions, so it was a real shame.

I think he had a great weekend, he worked hard, he pushed hard and he deserved to see the flag, but anyway, it's easier to work on your fitness than to do a slow driver a fast driver. Iker is fast, he surprised everyone here, but he has to work on his physical condition and I think he understood that this is a crucial and very important point. Hopefully we can still have a good weekend next week and in the meantime let's rest well for the next two days as we have all suffered a lot ».

MotoGP Jerez 1 Race: classification