Double Grand Prix winner with Tech3 Miguel Oliveira is preparing to embark on the already final part of the MotoGP off-season. This Wednesday, in fact, will begin three days of testing on a Losail track filed last weekend. Then, it will be the big leap into the 2021 campaign, with the lessons learned from these five days of work. The Portuguese, now a KTM official, warns that if this plan will work for the first two Grands Prix also scheduled in Qatar at the end of March and the beginning of April, for the rest of the calendar, it will be a leap into the unknown...
Miguel Oliveira moved to 2021 from the partner team KTM what Tech3 to the Mattighofen factory team. After experiencing his first tests in his new environment, he reveals his feelings: “ we have more people here, but everyone knows exactly what to do “, says the 26-year-old pilot. “ It's actually the opposite of being stressful. Everyone here has an area for which they are responsible. So it’s very effective. Everyone on the team has a very specific task. I feel very relaxed even though the schedule is very tight. I feel very comfortable and I think we have a team we can win with. I enjoyed these first days ».
On the other hand, the Portuguese appreciates less that everything is decided for the future in MotoGP on this Losail route: “ this is not the best track for testing. I would choose Jerez, it would be more reliable. But that's what we have like all the other adversaries. We can only stay focused and not make mistakes »
The Red Bull KTM rider is confident in the strength of her troops. He worked on the technical innovations presented by the Austrian team collecting important data and information that will help the engineers to develop the technical package in the best possible way. Olive tree finished in 11th position and with a best time of 1'54.666, seven tenths off the best lap achieved by fabio quartararo.
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« The grip was quite precarious, especially in the morning, and it was quite easy to fall if you pushed too hard. Overall, I'd say it was good testing. We know what we need to be faster. The team has some ideas to try in the coming days and we hope to improve the potential of our technical package. For my part, I know I have to be faster, although the final time was not bad as we improved on last year's record ».
« We have to concentrate on the front to enter the bike faster in the corners. This is what we need and we will focus on this over the next three days. You have to stay calm and focus on the data so as not to make mistakes in the future. I'm sure the team will do a great job ". More today from noon.
