Sepang is one of the few tracks in the MotoGP World Championship to which Miguel Oliveira arrives with prior knowledge aboard the Aprilia – after the pre-season tests held there in February. At that time, the rider from CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team was approximately one second behind the best time over the three days.
Speaking with the press, the Portuguese rider said that their expectations are not very high, but he believes that he has progressed since the February test and hope to have a better performance:
– I really don’t want to come into the weekend expecting too much. For sure I’ve made a good step in terms of riding and also how we set up the bike with the electronics compared to the test. So I hope to perform better and be myself again from now onwards. It has not been an easy time, but I guess we’ll turn things around hopefully.