If in life it is never too late to do well, in MotoGP it is never too early to declare yourself. Miguel Oliveira, Portuguese by nationality, is doing a good job with the KTM chassis in Moto2. For the first year of this bike at this level, he came close to victory and took five podiums, within a team Garlic, who remember, is the holder of a title that he had already won the previous year. 2018 should therefore be even better while in 2019 the Triumph engine will arrive. A deadline that Oliveira hopes to never experience. And for good reason…
Miguel Oliveira has great ambitions and he has certain means to achieve them. In KTM's little papers, he hopes that the Austrian brand will give him its passport for MotoGP, in order to represent his country with dignity in the world of Grands Prix. And besides, why not use this notoriety to request a meeting at home?
« I want to become a motorcycle icon in my country” recognizes Miguel at the GPOne microphone. “And why not help to have a Grand Prix in Portimao or Estoril? » But this influence will not be exerted from Moto2… Precisely: “ 2018 will be the last season with the four-cylinder Honda and then we will move on to the three-cylinder Triumph which will be more compact and lighter. Steering and balance will change. It will be a new challenge for both the drivers and the teams. That I never hope to know ».
« I hope that in 2019, I will have a place in the KTM factory team, with which I have victories and podiums. ". So Pol Espargaro et Bradley Smith warned, but also Mika Kallio who, from this weekend in Aragon, will want to convince that he wants the place of the second city in 2018…
