Miguel Oliveira spots minor Ducati weakness after unexpected podium

"With so many Ducatis, th🧔ey fill up ಞthe front two rows. It makes it hard"

Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Miguel Oliveira made a welcome and une🐭xpected return to the podium in the🐠 sprint race at the German MotoGP.

His P2 finish was the first podium for the rebranded and 🐻US-backed Trackhouse team.

For five-time premier class grand prix winner Oli🧔veira, it was a well-timed reminder of his ability to fight at the fr🌟ont.

He𒊎 told TNT Sports about a minor vulnerability that he spotted in the Ducatis which provides hope for Sunday.

“I saw a limitatioꦛn in Sectors 1 and 2. I am able to be shorter in the lines,” Oliveira said.

“But I don’t have more traction in those points.”

Oliveira qualified in second but the ꦐsprint race was won by Jorg🔯e Martin.

“I can’t pinpoint what it is which made the difference,” he said about his Trackhouse Aprilia. “Quaꦺlifying wenไt well.

♍“🦂I don’t feel the strongest in many areas, but I am consistent in not making mistakes. It’s paying off.

“These guꦰys push every lap to the maximum, it’s not easy to📖 stay behind, never mind overtake!

“I’ve had a tough🌊 time this season. Aprilia gave me a factory bike.

“But we weren’t able to technically match up the bike. The teaജm made a huge effort but we ran short sometimes.

“It’s hard to be consistently there with the per♉fect bike. Nowadays in MotoGP with so many Ducatis, they fill up the front two rows. It makes it hard for us.”

Oliveꦡira added about Saturday’s sprint: “I was nervous, I didn’t know what to expect from the race.

“I knew I had good pace. But when you’re fighting for something real, it’𝔉s different to practice!

“I did a good job, I didn’t make mistakes. But I didn’t have anything else in the tank wh𒉰en I was behind Martin.

“Then my front tyre pressure went too high and it wꦬas hard to manage the front.

“At that point, [Martin] just naturally ♛went away from me and there was nothing I could do.

“The tyre came back 🍰a little, but we had the sꩲame pace.

“I don’t regret anything. I am happy with P2.”

Oliveira has not been accustomed to battling the like🐈s of Pramac’s Martin this season.

“Despite fighting a bit in midfꦯield and the back of the♏ field, fighting is fighting. You give it your best,” he said.

“I tried to learn something for [Sunday] to see w🎉here we could fine-tune the bike for the long race.

“I hope the American fans are happy. We achieved༺ something today which makes me proud.”

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