Miguel Oliveira spots minor Ducati weakness after unexpected podium

"With so many Ducatis, they fill up t🌸he front two rows. It🍰 makes it hard"

Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Miguel Oliveira made a welcome and unexpected return t♏o the podium in the sprint race at t🀅he German MotoGP.

His P2 finish was the first podium for the rebrand༺ed and US-backed Trackhouse team.

For five-time premier class ✱grand prix winner Oliveira, ꦇit was a well-timed reminder of his ability to fight at the front.

He told TNT Sports about a minor vulnerability that he spot♒ted in the Ducatis which provides hope for Sunday.

“I saw a limitation in Sectors 1 and 2. I am able to be shorter in the lines,” Olive🧸ira said.

“But I don’t have more traction in those points.”

Oliveira q🃏ualified in second but the sprint race was won b⭕y Jorge Martin.

“I can’t pinpoint what it is which made the diff🌳erence,” he said about his Trackhouse Aprilia. “Qualifying went well.

“I don’t feel the strongest in many areas, but I am c♏onsistent in not making mistakes. It’s paying off.

“These guys puಞsh every lap to the maximum, it’s not eas🅘y to stay behind, never mind overtake!

“I’ve had a ☂tough time this seas🏅on. Aprilia gave me a factory bike.

“But we weren’t able to technically match up the bike. Th🌌e team made a huge effort but we ran short sometimes.

“It’s hard to be consistently t𝔍here with the perfect bike. Nowadays in MotoGP with so many Ducatis, they fill up the front two rows. It makes it hard for us.”

Oliveira added about Saturday’s sprint: “I was nervous, I didn’t know what to expꦆect from the race.

“I knew I had 💖good pace. But when you’re fജighting for something real, it’s different to practice!

“I did a good job, I didn’t make mistakes. But I didn’t have anything else 𒊎in🐼 the tank when I was behind Martin.

“Then my front tyre pressure went too h🐠igh and it was hard to manage the front.

“At that point, [Mಌartin] just naturally went away from me and there was nothing I could do.

“The tyre came back a little, but we had the sꦚame pace.

“I don’t regret anything. I am happy with P2.”

Oliveira has not been accustomed to battling 💎th🐼e likes of Pramac’s Martin this season.

“Despite fighting 🌺a bit in midfield and the back of the field, fighting is fighting. You 𒈔give it your best,” he said.

“I tried to learn something🥂 for [Sunday]♏ to see where we could fine-tune the bike for the long race.

“I hope the American fans are happy. We ach🍰ieved something today which 🐎makes me proud.”

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