It's been a long time since we last saw Miguel Oliveira at such a party at the end of a MotoGP qualifying. But in Misano, he remembered everyone fondly with his KTM. Circumstances dictated that the event happened at the time of the reunion with his former chief mechanic at Tech3 Guy Coulon who replaced the one assigned to him by KTM, absent due to Coronavirus infection. Cause and effect link? Maybe…
Miguel Oliveira will start fifth in the second Grand Prix organized in Misano this year, and he is the best driver KTM on the starting grid for this sixteenth round of the championship. A role that had recently been left to Brad Binder. But there was a change this weekend in the Portuguese box, which brought back good memories…
Olive tree has indeed found Guy Coulon by his side in the Red Bull KTM box, since his New Zealand team leader Paul Trevathan tested positive for Covid-19 after Austin. He was therefore unable to travel to Misano. “ I already know Guy, so it was pretty normal » said the pilot on this replacement. “ Paul is also still connected via video. You could say it's a team leader's job this time. The whole interaction works and makes the troop happy again ».
Oliveira reveals the secret of his good qualification
An exchange that developed a seemingly effective strategy. The three-time MotoGP winner said: “ the conditions weren't perfect, it made everything harder somehow ", said Olive tree, who also revealed his tip: “ we did some fast laps in FP4 in qualifying mode. This was the key to understanding what the qualifications would bring ».
He finishes : " the qualifications were good. I didn't have any big slides or warnings, I put on the pressure and had a good pace. I am satisfied with the P5. Of course, I'm also happy to be able to start the race in such a strong position and also that we were in this zone all weekend. The weather should improve tomorrow, but it will still be cold. We are ready to adapt quickly to the situation we will face.” The Portuguese of 26 lost 0,4 seconds on his KTM RC16 to the best time of Francesco “Pecco” bagnaia and his Ducati.
MotoGP Misano-2 J2: qualifying
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