Young Spanish rider Raúl Fernández confirmed today that he will remain with Trackhouse Racing MotoGP for the next two seasons, expressing great enthusiasm for the team’s future.
In an official statement, the #25 didn’t hide his enthusiasm and confirmation that the deal was finally done and explained that this was what he wanted, especially given the project and the ideas for the future: ‘I’m super happy to remain with Trackhouse Racing MotoGP. That’s all we wanted; this new project, with Justin and Davide, is great and they have built a very good team. I am delighted to hear their plans for the future as they have a clear idea of what they want to do and for me, from the beginning of the year, it was my priority to try to stay in the team. At the end, I get to be here for the next two years which leaves me very satisfied but, of course, this also means we have a lot of work to do’.
One of the highlights of the agreement is access to Aprilia’s full factory equipment in 2025 and 2026, which Fernández considers to be very positive, but for this season, the rider is looking forward to the arrival of Aprilia’s 2024 update specification at Silverstone: ‘We will have the full factory material in 2025 and 2026, obviously great news and right now, we are gearing up to start with a new bike in the middle of this year, so we have to make good use of this to prepare for next year as well. We need to stay calm, understand everything about the bike and see what we have to do for the 2025 season – it is very important’.
Fernández also emphasised the importance of the leadership of Davide Brivio and team owner Justin Marks, thus once again addressing a few words about the pair, and also about the new bike he hopes to have soon: ‘Trackhouse Racing MotoGP is just an amazing team, I love the ideas of this American organization and I’m also happy to see Justin’s ambitions. He is new to MotoGP but ready to bring something different in here for the American market and I hope we can make a difference – trying to make MotoGP grow there. Also, with Davide I’m very happy. He won five titles in MotoGP so far and I think he’s the right person to help me to fulfill my dreams. I strongly believe in him and his abilities to create a great team, I’m just over the moon. Now, in Silverstone, we will receive the 2024 upgrade specification of the Aprilia, which is going to be exciting’.
And he concluded with a word about what has happened so far and the expectations he has until the end of the year: ‘The first part of this year has already gone well, especially the last four rounds, as we managed to make some big steps and took the maximum from the bike. I feel that we are on the limit at the moment, so it’s great to jump to the new Aprilia now. We will have the same material, like the factory riders and Miguel, so it will be interesting to find out about our level inside the championship, especially on the Aprilia side’.