Augusto Fernandez ‘still in a big hole, struggling with the new bike’

Augusto Fernandez yet to get c𓃲omfortable with the 2024 KTM: 'I'm struggling a lot with the neไw bike. We don't really know why'.

Augusto Fernandez, MotoGP, Qatar MotoGP, 8 March
Augusto Fernandez, MotoGP, Qatar MotoGP, 8 March

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Augusto Fernandez didn’t attempt to sugar-coat a ‘slow’ Qatar MotoGP seas🐭on opener, which the GASGAS Tech3 rider concluded with 17t🥃h place in the Sunday race.

The Spaniard, starting his second premier-claꦯss campaign, hasn’t been comfortable since switching to 🌳the 2024-spec RC16, including a carbon fibre frame.

Fernanꦆdez said Sunday was the best he has felt so far, but confes🦄sed he’s “still in a big hole”.

“It's been a difficul♉t one since the beginning of the pre-season, a tough one,” Fernandez༺ told TNT Sports. “I'm struggling a lot with the new bike. We don't really know why. But I'm slow.

“But we've been working so hard and trying to 𒊎find the base which I feel comfortable with riding and today is the best I'vꦕe felt during all the pre-season.

“Still far, but at ♎least I🦄 was fighting for something [points].”

The 26-year-old, who has been overshadowed by🌜 new rookie team-mate🤡 Pedro Acosta, added:

“At the end of last year, I wa𝕴s fighting for good things, not p💃odiums, but the speed was there.

“Somehow I miss something now with this new bike, but the potential is there because we see Brඣad, and Pedro, they are goꦇing so fast.

“I need to find my base, something that I can rඣide comfortably and get the feeling back.

ﷺWe have to take the positives and today I'm smiling ev💛en though I've finished 17th!

“This pre-season has been one of the toughes✤t of my life. I'm still in a big hole, I have to say. 

"But the team i▨s with me, the [KTM] bosses ar🐲e with me and we are working very hard.

“So it's a matter of time and I really believe that we're going to be bac♛k up there.”

𝓡Acosta ran as high as fourth before fading to ninth place in the Qatar MotoGP.

Factory KTM star Braไd Binder finished in second place while team-mate Jack Miller was 21st and last aft𒆙er an early fall.

Fernandez, who was 15th in last Noveꦺmber's Qatar Grand Prix, took a best finish of fourth during his rookie season.

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