After being very happy with the work done on the 2023 RS-GP, Raul Fernandez was very happy with the bike tested in Valencia and spoke about some aspects of it compared to the bike he used in the season just ended.
After the tests, where he rode the first lap, Fernandez said he was very happy with the bike, feeling it was faster straight away: ‘It was nearly 1s faster in terms of pace and I felt it straight away and then we saw it in the data. Whether I’ll have a 2024 bike next year… I don’t know. If I want it after today, you’ll have to ask Aprilia’.
As for what was the best improvement on the bike compared to the model he’s riding in 2023, the rider was quick to answer: ‘The front end. In terms of aerodynamics they’ve taken a step forward, and in terms of feedback I’ve felt more. I’m not sure how specifically, but I saw that I could attack more with the front of the bike on corner entry, so basically for me, that was it’.