MotoGP Thailand J3, Augusto Fernandez (GASGAS/17): "I feel like I've improved and gained speed, but the results aren't coming"

Augusto Fernandez started this Thai Grand Prix well, welcoming his first direct entry into Q2. But then, the Buriram route no longer smiled on him, plunging him into real frustration at not materializing the progress visible on the clock into results. A disappointment also shared by his team manager Nicolas Goyon…

« A difficult race ". This is how his Thai assessment begins Augusto Fernandez which then develops: “ I had a problem with the brakes in the last corner of the first lap and lost a lot of time. After that, the pace was pretty good, probably my best of the weekend, especially after struggling with race pace all weekend ».

He adds : " I think we had a good package so it's difficult to have spent the race at the back of the pack knowing that. It's been a tough three weeks, I feel like I've improved and gained speed, but the results aren't coming, so it's not easy ". And he ends: “ we have a week of rest at home, then we will fight for the next three rounds to try to finish the season with good results ».

**Nicolas Goyon: “ It's a disappointing weekend for Augusto Fernandez overall »**

Nicolas Goyon is as disappointed as his pilot: “ we finished the October triple program without having scored a single point with our two pilots, which is a huge disappointment for us, and not at all our objective. Although Augusto Fernandez achieved one of his goals this weekend and headed straight to Q2 after a good performance. Friday, he was unable to take advantage of his twelfth position on the grid to have a good race ».

« He experienced brake issues all weekend, causing him to go wide in the final corner of the first lap. It was difficult to catch up with the guys in front. He had good times, but had difficulty overtaking Pol Espargaró ". The team manager then sets the next objectives for his confirmed rookie for 2024: “ regardless, it's a disappointing weekend for him overall. The next objective for him will clearly be to improve the first laps of the race and try to overtake faster, if he wants to be able to fight for better positions ».