Miguel Oliveira: ‘We are not in panic at the moment’ after difficult Sepang test

Despite fi𒅌nishing 18th at the Sepang MotoGP test, Miguel Oliveira is not worried about preparations for the 2024 season.

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168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Miguel Oliveira was unable to set a representative time attack lap on the final day of the Sepang MotoGP test, and as a result finished 1.3 seconds down on 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia.

Ducati were once again the stars of the show at Sepang as they locked out th🥀e🍰 top four positions. 

Aleix Espargaro was the first non-Ducati rider which was a good sign for April𝓡ia, who are expected to be strong when the season officially gets underway.

But f🔯or Oliveira more work is needed even if the Portuguese rider admits the new Trackhousᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚe Racing team is not panicking just yet.

Speaking on the final day of last week’s test, Oliveira said: “Physically it’s a little bit difficult to manage the whole three days, but ไI actually feel good.

“The best training is on the bike, s𝓡o that’s good. We tried a couple of things this morning and we totally l♛ost the good temperature window to do a lap time.

“Then, we carried on with used tires and j✤ust tried to get a little bit more feeling with a sta𝕴ble setting because we have been changing so much throughout every exit.

“We found out that, at the moment, it was jus▨t importa🐼nt to get used to the bike and not experiment with too many things.

“Finally, ไat the end of the day, I got a new rear tyre again but I couldn’t improve.&nbꦍsp;

"The ideal lap time is a bit more satisfying, but we know how unimportant the time sheet is in a test, so we are not really in panic at th🤡e moment.

“We’re just getting through a couple of 🌱things to go to Qatar ready to work for the ওfirst race.”

Oliveira led the Trackhouse Racing🐠 program in 🌟Sepang as Raul Fernandez was declared unfit following an accident on day-one.

With Fernandez unable to gain experience with the 2023 RS-GP bike and Oliveira testing various new parts aboard his 24-spec bike,🍸 Team Manager Wilco Zeelenberg was clear about what needs to be improved heading into the final pre-season test in Qatar.

“Our first test is done,” began Zeelenberg. “Obviously, not everything was positive with the crash of Raul and his injury. And of course, talking about injuries, Miguel just came back from on🐼e during the winter where he tried to recover.

“We definitely need more track time and that we will get in Qatar. At the moment, we are not where we want to be with the bike and the performance, so let’s ℱsee how we ﷽can use the data we have now and prepare ourselves in the best way possible for Qatar.

“Clearly, Miguel recovered well from his injuries, h🌌e never complained through the test.

“Saying that, of course, he did not ride for a long pℱeriod and jumping from a 20🍎22 RS-GP straight onto a 2024 bike gives him some more adjustment work to do. I hope we are able to show our full potential in Qatar.”

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