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“You had to be smart, because it was easy to fall. I managed to stay on the bike, be smart and take only the necessary risks,” said the Almada rider.
Portuguese rider Miguel Oliveira (KTM) admitted this Sunday that his right shoulder “was not 100%” during the Grand Prix of the Riviera of Rimini in Italy, but “did not influence” in the fifth place he won in the MotoGP race .
“The shoulder was not a problem, but neither was it 100%. The next three days of rest will be crucial to be 100% in Barcelona [onde se disputa a próxima corrida, no domingo], and the therapy that I will do to recover as much as possible ”, explained the Almada rider, who today climbed to eighth position in the MotoGP World Championship, just five points behind fifth place.
In statements to journalists after the race, Miguel Oliveira was “satisfied with the result”, confessing that he had “rhythm for a good qualifying”, although the starting position, 15th on the grid, was not “good.” .
“You had to be smart because it was easy to fall. I managed to stay on the bike, be smart and take only the necessary risks,” said the Almada rider.
Oliveira explained that the KTMs have had some difficulties with the choice of tires, since “the difference between hard and medium tires is great.”
“The midfielders can be used by some bikes. Not us, because we don’t have stability, which we can only achieve with hard ones. But these have very hard rubber. I think it is one of the causes of falls,” said the rider. by Tech3.
For the next races, Miguel Oliveira hopes to improve in qualifying, but for that “there is no secret”.
“I just have to be faster. Be more aggressive in qualifying. But at the same time, my style is not aggressive enough to go fast on this bike. However, if we start well, we can fight for the podium at all times. careers”. , he stressed, adding that he is “optimistic” about a good result in Barcelona.
If a week ago, on this same track in Misano, 12th place in qualifying was worth only 11th place, this time the Portuguese, starting from 15th position, has managed to reach fifth.
“Our bike was more competitive and that made the difference. Although the starting position was not better, it was enough to be more competitive. The biggest difficulty was the first laps. Gaining time and overtaking is not easy. If you had a free track, there would be gone faster ”, concluded Miguel Oliveira.
After seven races in the MotoGP World Championship, the KTM rider is eighth, with 59 points, five from fifth place and 25 from first, the Italian Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati).
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