MotoGP Raul Fernandez struggles: "it's a very difficult situation, we have nothing to ride fast"

Raul Fernandez certainly did not expect to experience this situation as a rookie in MotoGP. Arriving from Moto2 where he had been flamboyant in collecting victories and fighting for the Moto2 title with the man who is still his teammate this year, Remy Gardner, the Spaniard saw life in rosy colors. He was in close contact with Yamaha, he was considered one of the great hopes of the Grands Prix, KTM was doing what was necessary to seduce him... And the track gave its verdict to present him after seven rounds of this season in premier category as the only regular MotoGP rider not to have scored a single point in the championship. Morally, Raul Fernandez takes the blame…

Raul fernandez arrived at Le Mans with the satisfaction of finding his RC16 in the colors of Tech3 after having to miss the last deadlines due to a sore hand. But the rest of his weekend in France was only a succession of difficulties which he hoped to soften by at least seeing the finish. This was also the objective also assigned by his team. But there was a crash in the sixth turn of the seventh lap... I'm fine, but I am also very disappointed in myself. I want to apologize to the team. They told me before the start: Please go to the finish line », sighs the pilot KTM. " When I was in the race and I saw the group with Morbidelli, Dovi and Bezzecchi, I said to myself: no, I can't give 90%. I had to try to catch up with him. Unfortunately I put too much pressure on it which resulted in a small mistake and I fell ».

**Raul Fernandez: “ the most important thing is to have more confidence in the bike«**

« It's a very difficult situation. We have nothing to drive fast. We have to keep working and try something different on the bike to be faster. The most important thing is to have more confidence in the bike. I want to try to have more fun riding. It's no fun fighting for the last places in the race “, explained the MotoGP rookie in an interview after the race.

Raul fernandez is also currently limited by his injury. “ My hand is not 100% yet. As we missed the previous two races, we are far behind. However, the gap with Rémy is narrowing again, it's positive “, he underlined. " I was able to take advantage of the two days of testing to regain speed and sensations. Remy fell in the race, I gave everything, but unfortunately I fell too ". Next stop from 27 to 29 at Mugello for the Italian Grand Prix.