It was announced this morning that, due to the forecast of bad weather on Sunday, the main race of the Australian MotoGP Grand Prix has been moved up to Saturday – with Sunday reserved for the sprint race, if conditions allow, A measure “applauded” by Miguel Oliveira.
The Portuguese rider from CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team agrees with the solution, as he stated to the press: ‘It’s good to make the change, for sure. It’s certain that if we have known for a week that the weather on Sunday will be bad, the best solution is to score the big points when it’s possible to compete‘.
Asked if there is any inconvenience due to being stronger in the rain, Oliveira denied: ‘It doesn’t matter to me. For me, it will be the same. I believe the most problematic element will be the wind‘.