The struggle continues for Miguel Oliveira in Thailand. Riding the Aprilia RS-GP, he completed an extremely delicate overseas tour, to say the least. While he won in Buriram in 2022, he is in great difficulty, only qualifying penultimate and 17th at the end of the Sprint. But what happens to the one Who can legitimately claim Honda factory handlebars? Hard to say. Still, the situation is starting to become worrying.
As is often the case, he did not hesitate to express himself after the finish. « I didn't get off to a bad start, I took a big step forward today during FP2, the pace was quite good but I didn't manage to make a good attack during qualifying. In the Sprint race, I regained a few positions in the first two laps, but then I had an incident with Franky (Morbidelli) and Maverick (Viñales), which made me lose a lot of time. I broke a wing on the left side and the airbag blew, so it wasn't ideal to drive for a half lap. » Not an easy situation, that's for sure, but he knows that better than anyone; starting from that far away can result in contact in the peloton.
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In this situation, it becomes difficult to plan ahead, that’s for sure. “Now I'm just trying to get my racing rhythm back and prepare for tomorrow. I'm optimistic, I think this long race will allow me to get into the points » There is no doubt that the Portuguese is praying for rain in these latitudes, which brought him luck barely a year ago.
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Sprint result at the 2023 MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix:
Classification credit: MotoGP.com
Cover photo: Michelin Motorsport
