Raúl Fernández started the MotoGP season with last year’s version of the Aprilia RS-GP. However, since the beginning, the Noale manufacturer and Trackhouse Racing have said that the goal was for the rider to have this year’s bike – just like his teammate, Miguel Oliveira.
Now, that is close to happening. Team manager Davide Brivio revealed, quoted by the site Crash.net, that Fernández is expected to test the 2024 RS-GP on Monday: ‘We will have the test on Monday and if everything goes well during the weekend, Raúl will have the first opportunity to briefly test the 2024 bike‘.
The season didn’t start in the best way for the Spanish rider, who suffered two retirements in the first two rounds. At the Americas GP, he recovered and had two top tens – finishing ninth in the Sprint race and tenth in the main race.
The only component of Fernández’s bike that cannot be changed is the engine, due to homologation. However, it is believed that the engine has not been radically changed from last year. In addition, all other parts of the bike can be upgraded.
