Miguel Oliveira will be the only driver on the grid MotoGP who will be lucky enough to start this season from home, the Portimao circuit. This change in the race calendar is something that has made him particularly excited and, although he hopes to get a very good position, admits that “winning in Portugal is going to be a real challenge”.
New stage in the Aprilia team
The evolution in the four years that the Portuguese rider has been competing in the premier class is more than positive, something that he wants him to do better this year with his new team, Aprilia.
He has stated that, up to now, He has obtained very good test results. and he has been left with a positive feeling, although he has confirmed that they have always found something in which they can improve. So, she has admitted that already feels like a rider who understands the Aprilia and with the desire to be able to achieve good results.
Regarding the team, he knows that the Sepang results gave them the guidelines to get an idea of how they could improve once the Portuguese showed them his driving style.
The decision that made him take the step to switch from the KTM to the Aprilia was the thought that together They are “a winning couple”. Until now, he has everything within his reach to be able to achieve that goal that he has set, so in less than two weeks we will see how he moves around the track with his new bike.
However, he has also talked about Marc Márquez, and knows that the Catalan is in very good physical condition and that “you can always count on him in any circumstance”. Therefore, a more than exciting start to the season awaits us where all the drivers start with the same desire to win and with the clear objective: to win the World Championship.