Japan is already just a memory and if this edition at Motegi, the first in the world since the last visit dates back to 2019, will not be among the unforgettable moments of the Tech3 team, at least Hervé Poncharal is there -he enjoyed seeing his pilots fight among themselves. No points were scored so the French team was far from the ippon in Japan, but it returns to the fight in the country of Thai boxing with the firm intention of avoiding a knockout.
La Thailand will she be less ruthless for the team Tech3 partner of KTM than was the Japan last weekend ? It is to be hoped and Hervé Poncharal For this, he relies on the sky and its clouds loaded with rain promised to pour down on the route of Buriram. Before taking up residence, the Frenchman comments: “ we are already in Buriram, Thailand, the second race in Asia after the Japanese Grand Prix where the Tech3 KTM Factory Racing riders both made a decent run, since they finished very close to each other after a good little battle ».
« We don't really know what to expect at the Thailand Grand Prix as the last time we were here was in 2019, so of course the KTM RC16 has changed a lot since then, as have the tires He adds.
Hervé Poncharal: “ the results of Brad Binder and Miguel Oliveira in Motegi should be a real source of motivation«
Then he mentions: “ It's currently the rainy season, so the weather forecast is already predicting difficult track conditions. We're preparing for a completely wet track this weekend, although we might get a few hours a day of dry weather, but that's all we'll have I think. Rémy Gardner and Raul Fernandez both seem to enjoy riding in the rain, so that could benefit us this weekend ».
He ends with this encouragement: “ I would like to continue to send the message to our pilots that the results of Brad Binder and Miguel Oliveira in Motegi should be a real source of motivation. They should stimulate us, and we must arrive at the garage with a positive mindset, and the results will come. As they say in Thai, ไปเหอะ (Let's go) ».
Hervé Poncharal thus seems to want to remove doubts, and in particular those of Remy gardner. Whoever will be at Yamaha in WSBK in 2023 indeed declared after the Japan : “ they tell us at KTM that we have the same equipment, but I can't believe it. Obviously what we do as drivers can't be that bad. I can only say that there is nothing left to take out of the package ».
