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 𝔍season opener, which the GASGAS Tech3 rider concluded with 17th place in the🐎 Sunday race.

The Spaniard, starting his second premier-class campaign, hasn’t been comfortable since switching to the 2024-spec RC16, incl♎uding a carbon fibre frame.

Fernandez said Sun🔯day was the best he has felt so far, but confessed he’s “still in a big hole”.

“It's been a difficult one since the beginning of the pre-season, a tough one,” Fernandez told TNT Sports. “I'm𒈔 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 find the base which I feel comfortable with riding a🌌nd today is the best I've felt during all the pre-season.

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

The 26-year-old, who has been overshadowed by new rookie te💞am-mate Pedro Acosta, added:

“At the end of last year, I was fighting for good things, not podiums, but the speed was ther🌟e.

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

“I nꦛeed to find my base, something that I can ride ꦗcomfortably and get the feeling back.

“We hav𓄧e to take the positives🎀 and today I'm smiling even though I've finished 17th!

“This pre-season has been one of the toughest of my life. I'm s🐠till in a big hole, I have to 𝓡say. 

"But the team is with me, the [KTM] bossesಞ are with me and we are working very hard.

“So it𓃲's a matter of time and I really believe that we're going to be back up🔥 there.”

Acosta ran as high as fo♔urth before fading to ninth place in the Qatar MotoGP.

Factory KTM s𝐆tar Brad Binꩲder finished in second place while team-mate Jack Miller was 21st and last after an early fall.

Fernandez, who was 15th in l▨ast November's Qatar Granဣd Prix, took a best finish of fourth during his rookie season.