Tenth-placed finisher in yesterday’s MotoGP race in India, Raúl Fernández is becoming more comfortable at the helm of the Aprilia RS-GP and believes he can be a means for the manufacturer to grow even further, while he himself believes he is now approaching his real level.
The CryptoDATA RNF rider began by commenting on his weekend at Buddh: ‘Overall, I am happy with the weekend but the race was super difficult. In turn 1, a rider came in strong and I had to go wide and lost six positions and today in MotoGP it is very difficult to overtake’.
Then, #25 asked for some additional work from the manufacturer, explaining that there are areas where improvements can be made: ‘Furthermore, in some aspects we need to improve the bike, on the straight we fall behind and I don’t understand why I can’t follow the others, in the early moments we lose a lot of meters to them and then we can’t attack them. Basically, I am happy because I can ride as I want but we need more help from Aprilia’.
And he looked at himself individually and how he believes he can be an asset to the Noale team: ‘Now we are at a very competitive level and I believe I can also help Aprilia to increase the level, they can help me and now is, I believe, the time to work for the future. Honestly, I am happy, I understand the bike and I can do what I want. My weekend was very consistent, always within the top ten’.
And he concluded: ‘In Silverstone we took a step forward and now I can say that my maximum level is approaching and that makes me happy, but it is not enough: I always want more. It’s good but Aprilia wants more, but at the moment we have to try to increase the level together’.
