Raúl Fernandez finished the Qatar GP in 17th position. After surprising on Friday with 1st place in free practice and qualifying in 9th position, the CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team rider was unable to be competitive in Sunday’s race and ended up not scoring any points.
– ‘ Honestly, I 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 at the top of the standings. Throughout this weekend, I always had a good pace but today’s race was a disaster.’
