Augusto Fernandez: “Big things going on as a Yamaha test rider, but I miss races”
Augusto Ferꦓnandez wants more than a Yamaha test role but admits﷽ full-time MotoGP comeback depends on performance and opportunity.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Augusto Fernandez was originally scheduled to make his Yamaha MotoGP race debut as a wild-card in this weekend’s Spanish Grand Pr🎐ix.
Instead, he arrives at Jerez with two full race weekends already under his belt, having st✱epped in for the injured Miguel Oliveira in Qatar and Austin.
Now back in Europe and fresh from a post⛄-Qatar private test for Yamaha, Fernandez is looking to build on the progress so far during his third Pramac weeken✤d.
“🦩I'm happy to carry on the work we started in Qatarಞ as we head into Jerez,” said the former Tech3 KTM rider.
“It’s a shame about the crash🧸 during the race, b💎ut overall it was a positive weekend for me, as I made steady progress and kept getting closer to the front.
“My pace is coming back, so it’s great⛎ to have another race right away to keep building on that momentum.
“I’mꦏ also sorry that Miguel isn’t able to return yet, I 🉐hope he’s back soon. In the meantime, I’ll do my best to be fast and competitive on his bike.”
Fernandez scored a solid 13th-place finish at COTA, but his Qatar weekend was sunk by a risky soft tyre choice in the Sprint and crꩵash in the Grand Prix.
Still, his 𝄹short-notice return to racing has stirred hopes of a full-time comeback.
“When I signed with Yamah💙a, I told them my intention was to come back with them,” he said. “So they know I want to 🐻come back, and I know I need to perform.
"I’m happy as a test rider, ಌbut I miss races, so if not next year, maybe in ’27...”
With Jack Miller’s Pramac seat the only 🌱Yamah🍒a ride officially unconfirmed for 2026, Fernandez knows his chances are slim unless performance and opportunity align quickly.
“I want to come back, but I need to prove it. It’s in my hands and it depends also on the opportunities I have, because if I🗹 don’t race, then it will be difficult to prove… just missing one race, you l🐼ose speed.”
Despite the uncertainty, Fernandez remains committed to his role in developing Yamaha’s long-term future - including the much-anticipa🙈ted V4 prototype and the incoming 850cc regulations for 2027.
“If I have to accept that I’m a test rider from now on, then I am happy where I am with Yamaha,” he said♍. “It is a big companyꦛ. We are not winning right now but we want to win. ’27 is coming, so big things are going on as a test rider.
“I’m in a happy, secure place but I want a bit more – to com꧟e back to racing. If I can build the speed and perform as a racer then I hope I can come back with them.”

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