the portuguese Miguel OliveiraRNF Aprilia rider, ensured this Monday that the title of MotoGP “did not fall to the ground” and he still considers it “possible” to win it despite losing races due to track incidents.
In a conference given by the Portuguese radio station Rádio Renascença, oliveira He spoke of his troubled campaign, in which, despite the fact that he had only completed one Grand Prix, the Grand Prix of the Americas, he continued to “believe” in victory.
Victory in MotoGP “didn’t fall to the ground, at all”, he assured. “This year the ones who get a lot of points at the weekend are unexpected pilots. When the positions harden and there is more predictability, things calm down,” he said.
“It is possible to be champion this year. Sitting here, injured and saying that it is difficult and there are still big steps to be taken, but I believe,” said the Portuguese driver.
Regarding his current injury, which he suffered at the Spanish GP after being hit by Frenchman Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) that sent him to a hospital, the RNF Aprilia rider pointed out that “the priority is to get back to 100%”, but he don’t know when it will happen
“The injury I had in the shoulder was not fixed at the time level, so I’m not sure. The priority is back to 100%. If it has to take longer, it will take longer,” he explained.
The season for Miguel Oliveira, 28, started in the worst possible way, as he was run over by Spaniard Marc Márquez (Honda) at the start of the Grand Prix in his native Portugal, which was also the first race with his new team.
He missed the Argentine GP and finished fifth in the Americas GP, but in the next one, in Spain, he had to retire again, leaving him out of the French round.
Regarding the attacks experienced, Oliveira described them as “simple racial incidents”, but called for “responsibility”. “It is important to give responsibility so that they respect the opponents. We’re fighting for positions with machines that weigh 100 kilograms and go 300 kilometers per hour, so you can’t go straight and let off the brakes. There must be responsibility,” he said.
And he also made a criticism: “I trust the jury to penalize when these events happen. The sanctions lack coherence and consistency, that’s for sure.”
Source: La Verdad
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