Although Oliveira took KTM’s only MotoGP wins of 2022, t𒐪he Portuguese rider was pushed a🐼side for the incoming Miller, after a two-year deal was agreed with the Australian.

Oliveira, who won races at Mandalika and Buriram last season, r💫emained in talks with KTM as the opportunity to join the newly-branded GASGAS Tech 3 team was on the table.

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But after losing his factory seat and feeling like both parties were headed ♔in different directions, Oliveira opted for a move to Aprilia with RNF.

Speaking to Portuguese TV network, Antena, Oliveira said🥃: "I wouldn't say that KTM behaved badly towards me at all. We simply had different ways of thinkin🅷g. The restructuring of the team went hand in hand with the will to have a rider other than me there. 

"These differences naturally made us distance ourselves and we did not have a future together. Not that the door wasn't open because they really wanted me to stay a𒁃nd ride for the GASGAS, which is basically a KTM painted red.

"The idea was to bring back t♌he GASGAS brand and have a pair of Iberian riders, because the brand is Iberian🐷. 

"They wanted a Spanish rider and a Portuguese rider, but I wasn't very keen on the idea. I honestly believe that there are times in our lives when we nee💧d a change. There are some trains that only pass once, ♛and you need to take those opportunities. 

"I was very🧔 keen to have that🙈 change and to get out of my comfort zone."

The 2023 season will mark the first since 2016 where Oliveira is not part of the KTM set-up. After the GASGAS Tech 3 team failed to lure Oliveira, it went ahead with the addition of Moto2 champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Augusto Fernandez. 

A winner of four MotoGP races with KTM since 2020, Oliveira has been one of the toughest riders to beat♓ ♏when he and the RC16 was at its best.

Discussing his time with the Austrian brand, Oliveira added: "KTM gave me a lot of comfort for my sporting career. 𓆉I had the next four years of my life guaranteed. But deep down I knew that wasn't what I wanted. 

"I wanted 🌟to experience new opportunities and act꧟ually be World Champion, which I believe will happen soon."