Raul Fernandez: “I didn’t feel good with the rear tyre, I don’t know why”

A challenger for the sprint win on Saturday, Raul Fernandez was unable to fight for the win after suffering from rear tyre degradation in the Catalunya Mo🍌toGP.

Raul Fernandez
Raul Fernandez

After chucking away a potential first MotoGP sprint win, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Raul Fernandez boun🍃ced back to secure his best result in the premier class.

Fernandez, who battled fellow Aprilia rider 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro for much of theඣ race, eventually came across the🍬 line in sixth.

It did appear as though Fernandez would hold on to a first top five in MotoGP, however, severe tyre degradation allowed Fabio Di Gia🐠nnantonio to close in before making a move.

Speaking after the race, Fernandez said: “I’m really happy because it was something that we needeﷺd. But I’m not happy enough.

“We did a really 🅠good job but during the race I didn’t feel good with the rear tyre.🥀 I don’t know why.

“This morning I tried the medium tyre again and honestly, I felt comfortable. But in the race, especially the left side I🅰 didn’t feel the grip, but the worse thing is that I didn’t feel the support.

“I had to use the front tyre and the last part of the race was quite difficult to manage🔥 and I lost a lot of time.

“B🧔ut we did a really good job and the pace was much faster than I thought at the start of the race.

“I take everything [from this weekend] if I take the pace from yesterday; we had another great weekend and yesterday I fought for the sprint race. Today I fought for the top five all rꩵace with💯 a tyre I couldn’t manage like I wanted.”

A breakthrough in performance was clear for Fernandez this weekend, who admitted the biggest change൲ came with the electronics.

Fernandez added: “The main change that we did t🧸his weekend was with the electronics. Apri🥂lia is now helping me with my riding style and being natural.

“When I was there with everybody I saw that I could do it. I am happy because I told them I needed their help, they helped me and every♐body saw that we are on the way.”

Like most of the grid,ཧ Fernandez opted to use the medium rear tyre but it wasn’t for the same reasons as other riders.

While the medium rear offered most stability over race distance, the ꦐsoft tyre held on well for the likes of Marc Marquez and Pedro Acosta.

But Fernandez wanted to run the medium after his electric speed in the sprint 🐷with the same compound.

“I didn’t feel the soft rear pushing the front,” saidꦚ Fernandez after some riders had admitted it to be the case.

“I decided to do the race with the medium and I felt good. I felt super good and didn𝔉’ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚt feel any problem.

“I felt everything better and I feel the s💎ame grip but a bit more stability on the bike. ꦕ;

“But maybe because of the temperature I didn’t feel so good in the race and♒ I had to manage to much. It was quit🌼e difficult to manage well.”

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