Raúl Fernandez terminó en la posición 17 en el Gran Premio de Qatar. Después de sorprender el viernes con la primera posición en los entrenamientos libres y clasificar en la novena posición, el piloto del equipo CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP no pudo ser competitivo en la carrera del domingo y no logró sumar puntos.
En el debrief, Raúl Fernández reveló su decepción después de demostrar tanto potencial durante todo el fin de semana.– ‘Honestamente, expected much more. I believe 100% that Michelin did well with the tire pressure rule, but for us it is difficult to balance the bike like this. On the 3rd or 4th lap, I couldn’t lean the bike or brake. When the tires are like this, we are done and we can’t keep up with the pace of the other riders. We need a solution for this, we are in MotoGP and we don’t need to have this kind of problem, because we came here and gave our best and we had the potential to do much better. I have always said that Aprilia has the potential and our team has everything to be in the top positions of the table. During this weekend, I always had a good pace but today’s race was a disaster.’